NCAFP

From DC to NYC, the 2026 NCAFP #NorthernIreland Emerging Leaders convened for a week of #transatlantic dialogue on #policy, #diplomacy & #peacebuilding Recap + report now available. Stay tuned for more highlights from the program. 🔗ncafp.org/resources/even…

📄New Edited Volume Read our Next-Gen Korean Peninsula Specialists' policy papers! Their research covers proposals for migration policy, suggestions for engagement with the DPRK, institutional reform, and a range of other issues: ncafp.org/resources/edit…

🎙️Ria Roy and @suea_thornton talk North Korea’s foreign policy and national security calculus and how historical and contemporary events have shaped Kim Jong Un’s political decision making. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/63VYtG…

@suea_thornton spoke with Soo Jung Kim and discussed her research into South Korea’s migration policy and how it shapes alliance relations, economic strategy, and regional diplomacy. 🔗Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7u1B2z…

🎙️Saeme Kim discussed her research on how to institutionalize NATO-IP4 relations with @suea_thornton. Listen to her policy recommendations here: open.spotify.com/episode/0C38Kr…

🎙️Identity, Illicit Finance, and Deterrence: Rethinking U.S. Strategy toward a Nuclear North Korea Il-Kyu Lee breaks down her research on North Korea’s nuclear posture, in conversation with @suea_thornton. Listen to the episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/49yDvj…

@suea_thornton spoke with Soo Jung Kim and discussed her research into South Korea’s migration policy and how it shapes alliance relations, economic strategy, and regional diplomacy. 🎙️Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7u1B2z…

Joel Christoph spoke with @suea_thornton about his research on how to resume meaningful U.S.-DPRK dialogue. 🔗Listen to their conversation here: open.spotify.com/episode/2yt5fJ…

@suea_thornton spoke with Soo Jung Kim and discussed her research into South Korea’s migration policy and how it shapes alliance relations, economic strategy, and regional diplomacy. 🔗Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7u1B2z…

In conversation with @suea_thornton, Hao Nan breaks down his research on “Triple Trilateralism,” three overlapping configurations consisting of the US–Japan–ROK, China–Japan–ROK, and China–Russia–DPRK trilaterals. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6bXY8E…

🎙️Juan Pablo Sims and @suea_thornton discuss how South Korea can manage and shield itself from U.S.-China rivalry by building resiliency with economic partners. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1l2vNj…

🎙️Alessandro Vesprini and @suea_thornton talk South Korea’s #semiconductor industry and the intersection between industrial policy and foreign policy. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3DzPgO…

🎙️Drones, Strategic Air Competition, and the Military Balance on the Korean Peninsula🎙️ @chrhspark talks with @suea_thornton about UAVs and the inter-Korean military competition. 🔗Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4O8W57…

In our first episode of the season, @suea_thornton spoke with Derrick Barksdale to examine the US-ROK relationship and how to effectively modernize the Alliance. 🔗Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3RW0F6…

🎙️New Emerging Leaders Podcast Season🎙️ Our Next-Gen Korean Peninsula Specialists sat down with @suea_thornton to discuss their policy research. Stay tuned for the episodes, which will be available on our Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4nk4aJqHq…

The #NorthernIreland Emerging Leaders recently gathered in #Dublin for high-level meetings with @SenatorMarkDaly, @BritEmbDublin, @dfatirl, the #SharedIsland Unit, and @Clinton_InstUCD - pitching and refining their policy proposals as they work toward turning ideas into action🌍

In Feb, NCAFP hosted its Next-Gen Korean Peninsula Specialists to NYC for a series of workshops & policy roundtables focused on KP security & bringing their ideas into public debate. Special thank you to our speakers for their insight & engagement! 🔗ncafp.org/resources/even…

From all of us at the NCAFP, Happy Lunar New Year! We wish you a prosperous and healthy Year of the Fire Horse🐎

Join us Feb 23 for an in-person discussion on the US-Japan alliance w/ Emma Chanlett-Avery (@AsiaPolicy), @kenj0126, and @suea_thornton. They will explore how changes in US policy reshape the alliance and impact Japan’s strategic calculus. Register here: ncafp.org/resources/even…

Join us next Tue, Feb 3 at 6:30 PM! More information below⬇️