The US-ROK alliance and the US rebalance to Asia

The US-ROK alliance and the US rebalance to Asia

  • Fri Oct 3 2014, 3:30 PM – 5 PM
  • C.K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research

The presentation will describe how U.S.-ROK has developed from a patron-client relationship focused solely on deterrence of North Korean aggression into a comprehensive security alliance as a result of South Korea’s economic and democratic transformation and expansion of its own military capabilities.