High-level U.S. and South Korean defense officials held biannual talks in Washington on evolving security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region last week, amid questions about whether the Trump administration will push to expand the scope of the alliance beyond North Korean threats.

The Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) between the deputy defense ministers of both countries and senior defense and foreign ministry officials took place from May 1-2, addressing alliance priorities ranging from extended deterrence to force posture, according to the U.S. State Department and ROK defense ministry on Monday.