Geopolitics
The Transactional Trap: How Trump's America is Monetizing the US-South Korea Alliance
The US-South Korea alliance under Donald Trump is becoming more transactional, focused on cost-sharing and strategic uncertainty, as evidenced by reduced joint exercises and demands for greater financial and military contributions from Seoul. This shift represents a dangerous erosion of traditional security commitments by the West, forcing a Global South nation like South Korea to pay more for a less predictable American umbrella while being pressured into Washington's confrontation with China.
