Here's why South Korea wants more control over future regional wars
Why now
Thesis: South Korea seeks greater military autonomy
Catalyst to watch: US-South Korea command negotiations
Main risk: Alliance friction could weaken deterrence
Why it matters
South Korea seeking wartime command control shifts alliance dynamics, with long-term defense and geopolitical implications.
Details
The U.S. would command South Korean units should conflict resume on the Korean peninsula. Now the government wants to end a long-standing diplomatic quirk
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- cnbc · 2026-09-24 23:30 UTC