The trilateral wargames proceed as planned despite Trump’s earlier snub. How is Washington keeping Seoul hooked?
The joint military exercises now underway between the United States, South Korea, and Japan are a clear signal that Washington is still moving ahead with the long-term project of building its alliances and partnerships in Asia into a tight military-political structure, despite leadership changes in both the US and South Korea. The current Washington administration, however, isn’t above using political leverage to keep Seoul in line.
The joint exercises of South Korea, Japan, and the US became a regular occurrence already under…
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