[EAI Special Report] A Message to the Presidential Transition Committee's Diplomatic and Security Team: Purpose of the Project

The East Asia Institute (EAI) Diplomatic Policy Decision-Making Research Team has prepared five areas of recommendations for the Diplomatic and Security Team of the 20th Presidential Transition Committee. While EAI's publication in November last year, "Policy Recommendations for the New Administration in 2022: Rebuilding Cooperative Diplomacy," presented policies that the new administration should pursue over the next five years, this study focuses on two tasks handled by the Transition Committee: ① evaluating the organizational capacity and functions of government agencies, and ② policy review. It presents key challenges and major solutions that the Yoon Suk-yeol administration will face in terms of both policy and institutions. The authors recommend strengthening the linkage between individual policies and overall foreign policy, moving away from North Korea-centric diplomacy, avoiding a Blue House-centric policy decision-making system, innovating the policy control tower, and establishing dedicated organizations.

The contents of the report are as follows.

1. Moon Yong-il, Establish a Dedicated Organization for U.S.-China Relations[Read Report]

2. Jeon Jae-sung, Closely Link North Korea Policy and Diplomatic Policy[Read Report]

3. Lee Dong-ryul, China Policy: Create New Momentum for Cooperation[Read Report]

4. Sohn Yeol, Japan Policy: Overhaul Blue House Diplomacy[Read Report]

5. Park Hyung-joon, Restructure the Conventional Control Tower[Read Report]