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Upon the conclusion of the Freedom Shield exercises
On 19 March 2026, the armed forces of the Republic of Korea and the United States completed the annual spring exercises ‘Freedom Shield’, which, according to official statements, aim at ‘enhancing readiness to counter a full-scale attack from North Korea’.
The Impact of the Middle East Crisis on US–South Korea Military Cooperation: Warning Signs
We have previously analysed the reaction and the challenges that the states of the Korean Peninsula have been facing in the context of the crisis in the Greater Middle East. However, this situation is also taking its toll on cooperation between Washington and Seoul, which appears to be running into serious difficulties.
Divergences in South Korea's Inter-Korean Policy and the Demilitarized Zone Problem
In the previous text, we examined the disagreements within Seoul’s inter-Korean policy. However, a number of conflicts that have spilled into the public revolve around contradictions between South Korea and the United States. These deserve separate discussion, as they could lead to the cooling of relations between the two countries.
