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March 6, 2024 South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (February 2024)

South Korea and the United States have decided to begin negotiation this year to conclude the 12th Special Defense Cost-Sharing Agreement (SMA), which will take effect from 2026. […]

Daeun Choi

Inflation Reduction Act, Special Measures Agreement, Taiwan, THAAD, trilateralism
April 27, 2021 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (May 2021)

In the wake of the inauguration of the Biden administration, a flurry of diplomatic activities in the Indo-Pacific ensued in March and April, which brought into sharp focus […]

Shin Munkyoung

Anti-leaflet law, Quad, Special Measures Agreement, US-China rivalry, US-ROK alliance
March 15, 2021 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (March 2021)

Relations with the United States took center stage as South Koreans eyed the formation of the Biden administration, while phone conversations with President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister […]

Sanghwa Hong

COVID-19, GSOMIA, Quad, Special Measures Agreement, THAAD, wartime operational control
September 2, 2020 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (September 2020)

In the summer of 2020 foreign policy was largely on hold. The pandemic effect, the wait for US elections, and the relative caution shown by North Korea unwilling […]

Sanghwa Hong

OPCON transfer, Paik Sun-yup, Special Measures Agreement, US-China rivalry, Yang Jiechi
March 23, 2020 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (March 2020)

In February 2020, the South Korean government tackled the coronavirus outbreak, also known as COVID-19. Following the diagnosis of “patient 31” in Daegu, the virus spread rapidly, and […]

Yumi Ko

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Korea-phobia, Special Measures Agreement, THAAD, Three nos
December 9, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (November 2019)

Through the fall, Seoul’s relationship with Tokyo has been at its nadir, but relations with both Pyongyang and Washington have also been deeply troubled. While conservative and progressive […]

Kim Kimberly

CVID, GSOMIA, Mount Geumgang, Pyongyang Declaration, Special Measures Agreement, Trump-Kim summit, US-ROK alliance