The signing came a month after the allies reached a new five-year deal on determining Seoul's share of its cost for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong US Forces Korea.
Asan Institute of Policy Studies’ Cha said Trump could ask for re-negotiation of the deal, and South Korea may have to promise a substantial increase in what it pays the US even if the new ...
South Korea will take a range of steps to cope with the impact of the US election as it expects “significant” changes should Donald Trump proceed to implement his campaign pledges. “If the ...
Negotiating with Trump will not be easy, but Seoul now possesses more leverage than before.
On 1 November, the US and South Korea launched the first ever joint drone exercises. On 7 November, US President-elect Donald Trump called his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk-yeol; they ...
A night of political upheaval in South Korea has upended stability in a key democratic US ally – sending shock waves through ...