Seoul needs upgraded maritime security to counter evolving NK threat: report

South Korea should strengthen maritime capabilities and international cooperation as North Korea now views the seas as a “core strategic space” that goes beyond military activities, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies said in a report. According to the report, the North now views the seas as a “multifaceted strategic space for survival and development,” and will likely expand its maritime policies into its own Indo-Pacific strategy that requires a matching response from Seoul. As North Korea’s