March 28, 2024
Opinion

Friends disunited: breaking down an increasingly-tense U.S.-ROK alliance

Friction surrounding cost-sharing negotiations should not overshadow Korea's strategic importance to the U.S.

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A recent piece by the online editor of a prominent South Korean newspaper complained that the United States is pressuring South Korea to rejoin the trilateral General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) between Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington that shares intelligence on North Korea. 

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