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Special Measures Agreement (SMA)
Biden Takes the Right First Steps With South Korea, But a Long Road Lies Ahead
By Kyle Ferrier
The Biden administration is moving to repair damage done, but new challenges still need to be faced.
South Korea and US Reach Agreement on Defense Cost Sharing
By Mitch Shin
Seoul and Washington finally agreed on how to split the bill for the U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, but have not revealed details.
South Korea Restarts Cost-Sharing Negotiations With Washington
By Mitch Shin
With a new administration in Washington, Seoul welcomed the chance to resume SMA negotiations that have been stalled for nearly a year.
Scott Snyder on Trump, South Korea, and ‘America-First’ Alliance Policy
By Shannon Tiezzi
"One dismisses the president’s longstanding beliefs that allies such as South Korea are free riders at one’s own peril."
Amid COVID-19, the US Needs to Rethink Its Approach to Host Nation Support Talks
By Jeffrey W. Hornung
Pushing for vastly increased contributions when Japan and South face looming recessions amid an ongoing pandemic will not serve U.S. interests.
The US and South Korea Need a Stopgap SMA
By Troy Stangarone
The ongoing nature of the coronavirus crisis merits a rethink to both countries' approaches to the SMA talks.
US-Korea Alliance Diplomacy in the Shadow of COVID-19
By Clint Work
COVID-19 has disrupted or complicated already contentious cost-sharing talks in more ways than one.
Beyond North Korea: Fractures in the US-South Korea Alliance
By Clint Work
Tracing near-term, structural, and strategic divergences in the alliance.
Threat of Furloughs Looms Over Continuing US-Korea Burden-Sharing Talks
By Jenna Gibson
If Washington and Seoul can’t narrow the gap on their cost-sharing talks thousands of Koreans could start missing paychecks.
US Interests Are Not Served by Making a Scapegoat of South Korea
By Sukjoon Yoon
The U.S.-South Korea SMA negotiations have devolved into a blatant shakedown. That's bad for both sides.
The Tough Road Ahead for US-Japan Host Nation Support Negotiations
By Yuki Tatsumi
With election season looming in the U.S., the question of Japan's financial contribution to the alliance could become politically fraught.
How Much Is the US-South Korea Alliance Worth?
By Kyle Ferrier
If the Trump administration is going to insist on putting a dollar value on the costs of the alliance, it should also consider the gains in monetary terms.
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