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ROK-US Alliance

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Recently, the ROK-U.S. alliance is undergoing significant structural changes amidst the Trump administration's grand strategy shift and intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition. The United States is demanding the realignment of U.S. Forces Korea's mission and flexibility in combined exercises for anti-China deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region, which poses new frictions and challenges to the traditional North Korea-focused deterrence structure. For South Korea, it is crucial to institutionalize communication channels between the ROK and the U.S. in line with this modernization trend of the alliance, and to carry out sophisticated strategic coordination to proactively respond to the new security environment, such as multi-domain operations.

  1. [Global NK Commentary] Modernizing the ROK-US Alliance: Wartime OPCON Transfer and Inter-Korean Relations Transformation / Shin Sung-ho
  2. [Global NK Commentary] Modernizing the ROK-U.S. Alliance: Alliance Vision and Key Areas / Kyung Young Chung
  3. Where Aircraft Carriers Leave, a Tighter Net Forms: The Indo-Pacific Kill Web and Divergent Agendas in US-ROK and US-Japan-Australia Exercises / Inho Choi
  4. [EAI Special Report] The Future and Vision of the ROK-US Alliance / Jae-sung Chun, Patrick Cronin, Sang-hyun Lee, Scott Snyder
  5. [East Asia Institute-Choi Soon-ho Institute for Global Strategic Studies-Seoul National University Institute for National Future Strategy Joint Academic Forum] The Future of the ROK-US Alliance and North Korea Strategy / Kim Jeong-seop and Jeon Jae-seong
  6. [EAI Issue Brief] Modernizing the ROK-US Alliance and Public Opinion: South Korean Public Perception and Attitudes Toward Expanding the Role of US Forces Korea Based on the First ROK-US-Japan Public Perception Survey / Kyung Seok Lee
  7. [EAI Commentary] Identifying Challenges to the ROK-U.S. Alliance and Maintaining Mutual Trust / Leif-Eric Ruley
  8. [Commentary] The Public Wants a Sophisticated Response to China-Related Regional Issues Alongside Alliance Strengthening / Yeol Son, Jaesung Jeon
  9. [Global NK Commentary] Challenges Imposed on the ROK-U.S. Alliance: Alliance Transformation for U.S. Containment of China under the Trump Administration / Won Gon Park
  10. [EAI Special Report] A Vision for the ROK-U.S. Alliance / Chaesung Chun, Patrick M. Cronin, Sang Hyun Lee, Scott A. Snyder
  11. [Special Report] A Vision for the ROK-U.S. Alliance / Chaesung Chun, Patrick M. Cronin, Sang Hyun Lee, Scott A. Snyder
  12. [ROK-US Alliance Project] ③ Theoretical Overview: Alliance Adjustments and a New Security Paradigm in an Era of Hegemonic Transition / Inhyo Seol, Jeon Jae-woo, Kim Yang-gyu
  13. [Global NK Commentary] ROK-US Alliance's Crisis Management on the Korean Peninsula and Peace Creation / Kyung Young Chung
  14. The 4th Korea-U.S. Alliance Conference: Part 3 Discussion
  15. EAI · SBS Joint Founding Special Documentary Series "Korea and the US" - Episode 2 / Lee Seungjoo, Cho Sung-won, Jin Song-min