North Korea is likely to behave provocatively in the coming months in a bid to position itself as a critical issue for the next U.S. president and test the incoming administration, experts said.

The assessment from two U.S. experts came amid rampant concerns in Seoul over how the next American president will handle security in East Asia.

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has raised concerns about the U.S.-South Korea alliance by claiming Seoul is not shouldering enough of the financial burden for the U.S. troop presence in the South. Trump has also suggested that Seoul and Tokyo build their own nuclear