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OPCON South Korea
January 18, 2022
Chun In-bum on Seoul’s Security Policy Amid the Mounting North Korean Missile Threat
By Mitch Shin
The retired lieutenant general speaks about wartime OPCON transfer, Pyongyang's recent missile tests, and the push for an end-of-war declaration.
December 22, 2021
How Will South Korea and the US Rewrite Their Operational Plan?
By Sukjoon Yoon and Yongweon Yu
The future of the ROK-U.S. alliance is about to be negotiated, and this will likely mean significant changes.
September 24, 2021
How Should South Korea’s Next President Approach OPCON Transfer?
By Sukjoon Yoon
Let's hope that the next president does not paint themselves into a corner on OPCON transfer, as President Moon Jae-in unfortunately did.
February 12, 2021
South Korea: United Nations Command, the Bête Noire of Alliance Management
By Anthony W. Holmes
The UNC is the target of deep distrust and sometimes paranoia in South Korea. Why?
February 11, 2020
Beyond North Korea: Fractures in the US-South Korea Alliance
By Clint Work
Tracing near-term, structural, and strategic divergences in the alliance.
November 01, 2017
US, South Korean Defense Chiefs Meet Ahead of Trump Visit
By Clint Work
Main takeaways from the 49th Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) and 42nd Military Committee Meeting (MCM).
November 01, 2017
The Long History of South Korea's OPCON Debate
By Clint Work
President Moon has once again raised the issue of transferring OPCON to South Korea. What would that actually look like?
November 10, 2015
Moral Hazard and the US-ROK Alliance
By Daniel A. Pinkston and Clint Work
As long as South Korea is embedded in America’s great power vision, certain issues will remain.
April 24, 2015
Korea and the New Regional Paradigm
By Clint Work
South Korea is at center stage of an emerging new paradigm in Northeast Asia.
December 04, 2014
2014 in Review: Top 5 Events for U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia
By Robert E. Kelly
A look at some of the biggest issues confronting U.S. diplomats over the course of the year.
October 28, 2014
South Korean Politics Drive OPCON Transfer
By Steven Denney
The issue of operational control in South Korea has long been held prisoner to fickle domestic politics.
August 12, 2013
South Korea: Who Should Have Wartime Command?
By Robert E. Kelly
The saga over U.S. OPCON – wartime control of the South Korean military – continues.
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