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U.S.-South Korea relations
June 15, 2020
US Forces Korea Bans Public Displays of Confederate Battle Flag
By Ankit Panda
With racism in the United States in the global spotlight, the commanding general of U.S. Forces Korea ordered the Confederate battle flag barred from all installations.
November 18, 2019
US Defense Secretary Esper’s Second Asia Trip Puts Alliances in Focus
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. secretary of defense contends with cost-sharing and other controversies.
July 17, 2019
US-North Korea Doldrums Return After Third Trump-Kim Summit
By Ankit Panda
Did Trump once again move to call off upcoming U.S.-South Korea military exercises?
July 11, 2019
Export Controls, History, and Geopolitics: Making Sense of the Japan-South Korea Crisis
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What’s at the core of rising Japan-South Korea tensions and what will it take for the two countries to walk back?
July 10, 2019
Top US Asia Diplomat to Visit Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand in First Overseas Trip
By Ankit Panda
David R. Stilwell, the new U.S. assistant secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, is off to the region in his first trip.
July 07, 2019
South Korea and the US Indo-Pacific Strategy: At an Arm’s Length?
By Ankit Panda
Moon Jae-in came close to endorsing the Indo-Pacific strategy without actually doing so.
June 25, 2019
Trump, Senior US Officials to Attend Summit With South Korea
By Ankit Panda
High-level accompaniment to the U.S. president raises questions of a possible DMZ visit—or even a summit.
May 31, 2019
Korean Legislator Under Fire for Publicizing Classified Trump-Moon Phone Call
By Kyle Pope and Adam Pepin-Hall
The leak has created a political firestorm in South Korea.
April 12, 2019
Where to Next for US-North Korea Talks?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Can South Korean President Moon Jae-in save the moribund U.S.-North Korea diplomatic process?
February 15, 2019
What Does the Signed Cost Sharing Agreement Mean for the US-South Korea Alliance?
By Kyle Ferrier
Though a positive development, it's hard to see the new burden sharing agreement as anything more than a stopgap measure.
November 17, 2018
Seoul Is Testing US Patience Over North Korea Sanctions
By Yigal Chazan
South Korea’s Moon Jae-in risks breaching American and UN measures in wooing Pyongyang.
October 06, 2018
The Truth About KORUS and Jobs
By Phil Eskeland
Far from a “horrible deal,” KORUS has worked quite well for the United States.
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