Global Korea Cluster
Research Title
Global Korea's Soft Power and Hard Power Strategy
Research Topic
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Objectives
The Global Korea Cluster aims to comprehensively analyze the structural transformations accompanying the reconfiguration of the global order and, within this context, to design Korea’s future vision and strategy. It conducts in-depth research on strategic competition among major powers and shifts in the international order, while advancing new discourse on Korea’s identity and national vision. Over the past three years, the Cluster has built a strong academic and policy foundation by publishing five policy reports, including Grand Strategy of Major Powers for Economic Prosperity: The Convergence of Industry, Culture, and Security and Towards Co-Resilience: What the United States and South Korea Can Do Together in an Era of U.S.-China Rivalry.
Research Content
Building on the achievements of Phase I, Phase II will focus on systematically analyzing the advantages, disadvantages, and potential risks of specific policy options grounded in Korea’s mid- to long-term strategic vision and principles. Through this effort, the project seeks to propose an integrated foreign policy, security, and trade strategy encompassing both soft power and hard power.
The core areas of Phase II research are as follows:
Establishing hard power operational strategies to address geopolitical risks
Developing systematic utilization strategies for Korea’s soft power assets
Formulating a Korean-style integrated security strategy concept linking industry, technology, and security
Expected Outcomes
This research cluster will provide strategic assets that can inform the government’s foreign and security policy roadmap by concretizing hard power strategies to address geopolitical risks. In addition, by systematically organizing Korea’s soft power assets, the project will contribute to expanding the “Korean perspective” and its influence within the international community. Furthermore, by establishing a conceptual framework for an integrated security strategy that links security, trade, and technology, the project will lay a theoretical and policy foundation for the formulation of mid- to long-term national strategies. Ultimately, it will strengthen the foundation for Korea to position itself as a proactive strategic actor in a reordering global landscape.
Director
Sohn in joo Professor (Department of Political Science and International Relations, College of Social Sciences)
- - - Ph.D. in Political Science, George Washington University, 2006.
- - - Associate Professor (with tenure), The University of Hong Kong, 2007-2016.
- - - Professor, Seoul National University, 2017~Present.
Researcher
Participating Researcher
Seoin Baek
Assistant Professor
Department of Global Culture and Commerce, Hanyang University ERICA
Research Field :
Technological Innovation, Digital and Green Transition, Innovative Enterprises and Emerging Industries, and Convergence Research between Science & Technology and the Humanities & Social Sciences
Video
Events
![IFS Global Korea Cluster Conference [Chinese Politics and Diplomacy: Do we see the advent of Pax Sinica?] 섬네일](/webdata/cluster/event/dc2z2e3z496z2eaza8fz2f1zb61zef4z19czf19z26.jpg)
IFS Global Korea Cluster Conference [Chinese Politics and Diplomacy: Do we see the advent of Pax Sinica?]
- Date : 2025-11-12
- Location : Room 217, SK Business Building (Building 58), Seoul National University
- Host : Global Korea Cluster
Far countries, neighboring countries, and our country
- Date : 2025-10-15
- Location : Seoul National University Wooseok Economics Hall 223 Room 504
- Host : Global Korea Cluster
The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping
- Date : 2025-09-10
- Location : Room 217, SK Business Building (Building 58), Seoul National University
- Host : Global Korea Cluster
Institute For Future Strategy Global Korea Cluster Forum
- Date : 2024-10-08
- Location : Yeongwon Hall, SNU Asia Center
- Host : Global Korea Cluster
Institute for Future Strategy Global Korea Cluster Discussion Forum
- Date : 2024-04-30
- Location : Room 106, Building 17 (Law School Complex)
- Host : Global Korea Cluster
A New Foreign Strategy in the Era of Complex Transformation: Discussing the Path of Korean Diplomacy in 2030
- Date : 2022-12-07
- Location : Seoul National University Bldg. 16, Room 349 (International Conference Room)
- Host : Global Korea Cluster
Changes in the Global Military Order After the War in Ukraine and Korea's Future Strategy
- Date : 2022-11-23
- Location : College of Social Sciences, Seoul National University 16 Bldg. 349
- Host : Global Korea Cluster
