Issue Brief

This issue brief provides expert insights on attracting and retaining foreign professionals to address demographic change and strengthen national competitiveness.

This issue brief assesses tech-cooperation potential using patent and trade data and proposes an objective, strategic approach to selecting partners.

This issue brief proposes how Korea can strengthen its role as a global connector through cooperation and inclusion with the Global South, outlining strategies for post-unipolar governance.

This issue brief analyzes expected U.S. policy shifts after the 2024 election—North Korea strategy, trade realignment, and alliance dynamics—and outlines Korea’s diplomatic and security options.

This issue brief highlights the importance of innovation zones and production-base strategy and presents practical measures for sustainable national growth.

This issue brief reviews the impact of Korea’s tuition-freeze policy using key data and proposes measures to strengthen university competitiveness.

This issue brief quantifies how group sports shape youth social skills and uses cultural-dimension theory to explain cross-national differences, suggesting ways to improve social development.

This issue brief reviews key WTO reform issues—SOE subsidies, dispute settlement, subsidy transparency—and outlines Korea’s strategies under likely scenarios.

This issue brief examines how shifting global conflicts affect Korea’s nuclear industry and explores ways to strengthen energy security and international competitiveness.

This issue brief projects future childcare and eldercare demand by analyzing population and household shifts, and proposes policies to ease care-service workforce imbalances.

This issue brief proposes a framework to assess national tech sovereignty, compares countries’ levels, and outlines future challenges for securing it.

This issue brief analyzes causes of delays in AI legislation and recommends future legislative directions.