How American leadership, not just North Korea, challenges the US-ROK alliance



Analysis How American leadership, not just North Korea, challenges the US-ROK alliance South Korea could continue march toward nuclear deterrent if summit agreement can’t temper its fears of abandonment Michael Cohen May 1, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. President Joe Biden greeting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to the White House on April 26th, 2023 \| Image: The Office of the President of South Korea The defensive alliance between the U.S. and South Korea is approaching its 70th birthday, and as ever, all is not well on the Korean Peninsula. The Biden administration’s announcement after last week’s U.S.-ROK summit that it will rotationally deploy nuclear-armed submarines, bombers and possibly other systems through South Korea is the latest example of the same structural problems that have persisted for several decades. It is far from clear that these strategic assets will have any effect and may actually make matters worse. Many of the current challenges bedeviling the Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 02How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 03How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 04All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 05No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 06What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 07North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 08From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

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How American leadership, not just North Korea, challenges the US-ROK alliance

South Korea could continue march toward nuclear deterrent if summit agreement can’t temper its fears of abandonment

Michael Cohen May 1, 2023

How American leadership, not just North Korea, challenges the US-ROK alliance

U.S. President Joe Biden greeting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to the White House on April 26th, 2023 | Image: The Office of the President of South Korea

The defensive alliance between the U.S. and South Korea is approaching its 70th birthday, and as ever, all is not well on the Korean Peninsula.

The Biden administration’s announcement after last week’s U.S.-ROK summit that it will rotationally deploy nuclear-armed submarines, bombers and possibly other systems through South Korea is the latest example of the same structural problems that have persisted for several decades. It is far from clear that these strategic assets will have any effect and may actually make matters worse.

Many of the current challenges bedeviling the

01Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
02How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
03How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
04All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
05No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
06What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
07North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
08From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

How American leadership, not just North Korea, challenges the US-ROK alliance

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