Oct 18,2013 Topics of the Month

The ROK-US Alliance – 4

Progress amidst Problems: Readout of This Month’s ROK-US Annual Security Meeting Thanks to Secretary Chuck Hagel’s important visit to South Korea last week, the ROK-US alliance is on firmer footing, at least in the near-term. Hagel and other senior US defense officials spent an unprecedented four days in South Korea, attending ceremonies commemorating the sixtieth […]

Richard Weitz
Ballistic missile defense , Chuck Hagel , extended deferrence , Kim Kwan-jin , OPCON transfer , preemption , Special Measure Agreement