The United States-Republic of Korea Alliance: The Way Forward

Abstract

Since the 1953 Armistice Agreement ending active hostilities in Korea, the United States has maintained a military presence in the Republic of Korea in order to deter an attack by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. This paper examines the security alliance that exists between the United States and the Republic of Korea in the context of the Northeast Asia region. It will examine the capabilities of the five major players in the region: The Republic of Korea, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, the Peoples Republic of China, Japan and the Russian Federation. This paper will also address the military operational control transfer between the United States and the Republic of Korea scheduled for 2015 and examine the viability of significantly restructuring the American military forces based in Korea following this historic transition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561353

Entities

People

  • L. W. Magee Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Northeast Asia
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies