Jeju Peace Institute

LEE Seung Joo(Professor, Chung-Ang University)

 The Korea-US alliance remains robust. As members of an alliance, the two countries pursue common strategic goals. Korea and the U.S. are promoting further cooperation in diverse forms in key specific areas such as Korea-US joint defense postures, the reunification of the Korean Peninsula, sudden changes in North Korea, and US-China relations. Since the launch of the Kim Jong-un regime in North Korea, South Korea and the U.S. have strengthened their joint defense postures while stepping up their cooperation in light of the possibility of sudden changes in North Korea and the realization of the reunification of the Korean Peninsula. Furthermore, the two countries have wisely taken steps to reinforce their bilateral alliance in the context of US-China relations. For the continuously constructive development of the Korea-US alliance, I would like to propose the elevation of the bilateral alliance to the regional level, with the focus of the alliance centered on the reunification of the Korean Peninsula, and the preparations for the consequences of the upcoming presidential elections in the U.S.​