As a foreign policy analyst, I regularly publish on US foreign policy, Indo-Pacific relations, US-South Korean defense alliance, North Korea policy, nonproliferation (NPT regime), and nuclear security dynamics, as well as emerging technology, government-industry relations, and civil nuclear energy.
Policy Briefs
- “Five Questions (and Expert Answers) about Where the US-South Korea Alliance Goes from Here.” Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Atlantic Council. August 26, 2025. Co-authored with Markus Garlauskas, Bee Yun Jo, Sungmin Cho, and Lauren D. Gilbert.
- “Experts React: What Does South Korean President Lee Jae-myung Mean for Indo-Pacific Security?” Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Atlantic Council. June 3, 2025. Co-authored with Sungmin Cho, Shawn Creamer, and Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi.
- “Hitting the Reset Button in the Indo-Pacific,” Indo-Pacific Program, Wilson Center, January 7, 2025. Co-authored with Shihoko Goto, Michael Kugelman, Lucas Myers, and Troy Stangarone.
- “US-ROK Global Strategic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific,” The Indo-Pacific in the World Series, Wilson Center, March 21, 2024.
Op-ed / Articles
- “How South Korea Advanced its Trade and Technology Agenda at the APEC Summit,” Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Atlantic Council, November 6, 2025.
- “High-Tech Alliances: South Korea, the G7 and the Future of AI and Nuclear Innovation,” IAI Papers, No. 25|26 (October 2025), Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), October 30, 2025. [PDF version here]
- “US-South Korean Civil Nuclear Exports Are a Winning Strategy,” The National Interest, September 29, 2025.
- “Securing the Future: US-ROK Cybersecurity Cooperation,” Korea On Point, September 6, 2025.
- “Ahead of the Trump-Lee Summit: The Future of US-South Korean Energy Cooperation,” The National Interest, August 25, 2025.
- “New Frontiers: Taiwan’s Space Industry – Advancing National Interests through International Space Cooperation,” in Next-Generation’s Perspectives on Taiwan, German Marshall Fund (GMF) USA, July 15, 2025.
- “A ‘Pragmatic’ Foreign Policy Agenda: What’s Next for South Korea’s New President?” 38 North, The Stimson Center, June 12, 2025.
- “Strength in Partnership: Elevating U.S.-ROK Cooperation in Nuclear Energy,” The National Interest, April 15, 2025. Co-authored with Kyung-joo Jeon.
- “Ahead of South Korea’s Impeachment Verdict, Partisan Division Is Worsening,” The Diplomat, March 12, 2025.
- “Defending Energy Security Pathways: U.S.-ROK-Japan Strategic Cooperation,” In Pathways for U.S.-ROK-Japan Cooperation: Strengthening Trilateral Ties amid Uncertainty, National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), January 23, 2025.
- “How Enhancing Civil Nuclear Energy Safety Can Benefit the Korean Peninsula,” United States Institute of Peace (USIP), October 16, 2024. [Archived here & PDF version here]
- “South Korea’s 2024 National Assembly Elections: What Comes Next?” Asia Dispatches, Wilson Center, April 11, 2024.
- “A Balancing Crisis: Managing Foreign and Domestic Policy Ahead of the South Korean Election,” The Diplomat, April 3, 2024.
- “Where Does South Korea Stand on the Israel-Hamas Conflict?” The Diplomat, October 19, 2023.
- “Poised to Meet: What to Expect from the US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Summit?” Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center, August 14, 2023.
- “Nuclear Energy Should Be at the Forefront of Biden and Yoon’s Cooperative Agenda” Asia Dispatches, Wilson Center, April 25, 2023.
- “Nuclear Energy Cooperation at the Biden-Yoon Summit?” Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center, May 20, 2022.
- “What Can We Expect from the New South Korean President?” Korea Center webpage, March 9, 2022. Co-authored.
- “Forward-Looking North Korea Policy: U.S.-South Korean Relations in 2021 and Beyond.” MOFA, 2020 MOFA Research Program, pg. 82-112, December 2020.
Kayla T Orta 