The US-ROK Alliance Under the Trump-Lee Administration

The U.S.–ROK alliance faces new challenges and opportunities under the Trump and Lee administrations, as both countries seek to modernize their security partnership while navigating shifting regional and global dynamics. Issues such as the transfer of operational control (Op-Con), the evolution of deterrence strategies, and the implications of U.S.–China strategic competition underscore the complexity of the alliance’s future. At the same time, trilateral cooperation with Japan, changing security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific, and emerging domains such as technology and supply chain security are reshaping the policy agenda for Washington and Seoul. The Institute for Korean Studies at the George Washington University and the Research Institute for National Security Affairs at the Korea National Defense University warmly invite you to join us for this timely Korea Policy Forum. The event will bring together leading scholars to assess how the Trump–Lee administrations are shaping the trajectory of the U.S.–ROK alliance and to explore its broader implications for regional security and strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific. 

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