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John Lee
John Lee is the editor of KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Prior to that, he was a contributor for NK News and KOREA PRO. His focus is on South Korean foreign policy and ROK-U.S. relations.
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Opinion The coming drift in the U.S.-South Korean allianceWith Trump in the White House and a progressive government in Seoul likely, a clash is coming In yet another depressing sign of the times that we live in, U.S. President-Elect (sigh) Donald Trump said in the first week of the year in a tweet (sigh) that “North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won’t happen!” Being limited to 140 characters, Twitter is not exactly an appropriate platform for nuanced policy announcements. So it is not entirely clear what Trump meant when he said: “it won’t happen.” © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |