The Future of the Republic of Korea-United States Alliance

Abstract

The ROK-US Alliance has demonstrated incredible resoluteness since its inception in 1953. It survived calls for a reduction in US combat power from President's Nixon and Carter. It responded to Secretary Rumsfeld's need to deploy US forces from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East. It adapted to President Bush's nuclear weapons withdrawal. All of this has demonstrated the ability of the Alliance to adapt to changing military and geo-political conditions or risk becoming obsolete. This work explores a future scenario where the two Koreas are not at war and the Alliance must again adapt. This paper proposes that the Alliance be re-framed as a ROK-US integrated command tasked with a larger regional security role outside the Korean Peninsula.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2019
Accession Number
AD1105094

Entities

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  • David A. Courter

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  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • Political science

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