Moon Jae-in may soon be South Korea’s President. A former aide to the deceased former President Roh Moo-hyun, Moon is known to share his former boss’s views on the North Korean issue and a more critical attitude to the ROK-U.S. alliance. Indeed, a recent article published in the New York Times highlighted his desire to say ‘no’ to America, at least when South Korea wants to.
This speaks to a wider fact: the ROK-U.S. alliance is not popular with liberal voters in the South due to a number of historical and contemporary reasons. But the question is, what does it all mean for South Korea’s security? And what are South Korea’s options with regard to the alliance?
Moon Jae-in may soon be South Korea’s President. A former aide to the deceased former President Roh Moo-hyun, Moon is known to share his former boss’s views on the North Korean issue and a more critical attitude to the ROK-U.S. alliance. Indeed, a recent article published in the New York Times highlighted his desire to say ‘no’ to America, at least when South Korea wants to.
This speaks to a wider fact: the ROK-U.S. alliance is not popular with liberal voters in the South due to a number of historical and contemporary reasons. But the question is, what does it all mean for South Korea’s security? And what are South Korea’s options with regard to the alliance?
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