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U.S.-South Korea relations
The Implications of South Korea’s Placement on the US DOE’s Sensitive Country List
By Troy Stangarone
South Korea is the only U.S. ally on the list. What will it mean for the relationship, and for South Korea?
Yoon’s Declaration of Martial Law: Implications for the South Korea-US Alliance
By Jason Cox
By invoking North Korean infiltration as a justification for his political moves, Yoon revived one of Washington’s great fears: entrapment in a conflict triggered by an ally’s recklessness.
Yoon and Biden Announce ‘Washington Declaration’ to Lock in Nuclear Deterrent
By Mitch Shin
In Yoon’s visit to Washington this week, South Korea and the United States reaffirmed their joint efforts to respond to North Korean nuclear threats.
South Korea-US Summit Will Unveil New Efforts to Bolster Nuclear Deterrence
By Aamer Madhani
When President Yoon visits this week, President Biden will announce specific new nuclear deterrence efforts as well as a new cybersecurity initiative.
Strengthening the Economic Pillar of the South Korea-US Alliance
By Wendy Cutler
For decades, the alliance primarily centered on security, political, and people-to-people ties. Then KORUS changed the game.
US Intelligence Leak Complicates Summit With South Korea
By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung
Leaked documents suggesting the U.S. spied on South Korea’s internal discussions on Ukraine could sour President Yoon’s upcoming trip to Washington.
5 Challenges for the US-South Korea Alliance
By Troy Stangarone
The next decade may present the U.S.-Korea alliance -- which soon marks 70 years -- with more profound changes than any prior decade.
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol Finally Meets Japan’s Prime Minister
By Mitch Shin
While Yoon failed to hold a formal summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, he succeeded in having an “informal meeting” with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
Inflation Reduction Act Roils South Korea-US Relations
By Troy Stangarone
The EV provisions of the IRA are seen by South Korea as both a violation of trade rules and contrary to the deepening economic partnership between the two countries.
South Koreans Question President Yoon’s Decision to Skip Meeting with Pelosi
By Mitch Shin
Pelosi met her South Korean counterpart on Thursday, but could not meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol because of his summer vacation in Seoul.
What the South Korea-US Summit Had to Say About Internet Policy
By Sang Kim
Behind the headlines, the latest joint statement touched on some issues central to the future of the internet and the digital economy.
Biden to Make First Asia Trip in May
By Shannon Tiezzi
The U.S. president will be visiting South Korea and Japan from May 20-24.
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