U.S.-South Korea Relations

Abstract

Since late 2008, relations between the United States and South Korea (known officially as the Republic of Korea, or ROK) have been arguably at their best state in decades. By the middle of 2010, in the view of many in the Obama Administration, South Korea had emerged as the United States closest ally in East Asia. Much of the current closeness between Seoul and Washington is due to President Lee. It remains to be seen whether this unprecedented closeness will extend beyond 2012. A month after U.S. elections in November, South Korea will elect a new president. By law, President Lee, whose popularity and clout have eroded over the past year, cannot serve another term.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2012
Accession Number
ADA584354

Entities

People

  • Emma Chanlett-Avery
  • Mark E. Manyin
  • Mary B. Nikitin

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Families (Human)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Teamwork
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.