Upcoming Trump-Lee Summit: Modernizing the Alliance by First Reaffirming Long-Standing Principles
By Duyeon Kim
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
- Trump is dealing with a different kind of progressive South Korean government in his second term.
- Ambition could backfire. The leaders should focus on reaffirming long-standing alliance principles rather than details on thorny security and defense issues.
- Strategic flexibility, burden sharing and details on modernizing the alliance should be dealt with between working-level officials in both governments.
