South Korea will join the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) as a rotating member next year, a position that Seoul says will enable it to play a leading role in efforts to address North Korean nuclear weapons.

But experts told NK News that the ROK will likely struggle to achieve much on DPRK issues as a non-permanent member and that its selection is, at best, a way to continue close coordination with the U.S.

South Korea was elected to a standard two-year term on the council in a U.N. vote on Tuesday. Shortly after, the Yoon administration announced a number of