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Once security assets, US bases are now liabilities to host countries
Following the war against Iran, the US can no longer take for granted its military bases in other countries or access to those bases
South Korean Assistance to the U.S. in the War with Iran: Between Allied Duty and National Interests
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is trying to maneuver between pressure from the United States, which demands participation in the conflict with Iran, and risks to national security and reputation, opting for a strategy of stalling and minimizing a direct military presence.
What Is Really Behind the Cancellation of the Freedom Shield Exercise?
The reduction in the scale of US-South Korean military exercises is not a gesture of goodwill toward the DPRK, but rather an instrument of Donald Trump’s political pressure on Seoul aimed at forcing it to support US foreign policy in the Middle East and to block South Korea’s ambitions to gain operational control over its own armed forces.
