Publication

This conference summary report provides insights into the nature and current status of the US-ROK alliance as well as the regional balance of power. It is argued that a deep sense of distrust that underlies US-ROK policy debates has a corrosive impact on the alliance and the bilateral relationship insofar as it makes every disagreement appear to be a test of the alliance. The general focus of the conference was on extended deterrence on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia which, it is argued, is still seen as successful at the strategic but not on the tactical level.