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Why it’s time for Washington and Seoul to reassess the U.S.-ROK alliance

Bilateral relations face various challenges, including military cost-sharing disputes and stalled talks with the North
Anthony V. Rinna February 19, 2020
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Why it’s time for Washington and Seoul to reassess the U.S.-ROK alliance
President Trump Tours the Demilitarized Zone Between North and South Korea - The White House - Public domain

Diplomats and security chiefs the world over, including South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha, gathered in Munich, Germany for the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) last weekend. 

This year’s theme -- “Westlessness” -- focused on the potential form an emerging international security environment based on great power competition would take. 

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