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With the news that Rep. Henry Hyde, R. Ill., Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, will soon retire, the race for succession appears to have begun in earnest. Two of the names most frequently mentioned as successors are those of Republican congressmen Dana Rohrabacher of California and Dan Burton of Illinois. Other candidates include Republican Reps. Jim Leach of Iowa, Chris Smith of New Jersey, Ed Royce of California, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida. With the exception of Burton,...

Won Joon Choe kindly forwarded the following essay, which was published in The Wall Street Journal just before the Roh-Bush meeting at the White House. Because it mainly deals with long-term trends in the alliance, I don’t consider it dated. Obviously, I don’t agree with everything Won Joon says, but he makes his case thoughtfully and cogently. The Wall Street Journal June 10, 2005 COMMENTARY The Decay of the U.S.- South Korean Alliance By WON JOON CHOE June 10, 2005...

Won Joon Choe kindly forwarded the following essay, which was published in The Wall Street Journal just before the Roh-Bush meeting at the White House. Because it mainly deals with long-term trends in the alliance, I don’t consider it dated. Obviously, I don’t agree with everything Won Joon says, but he makes his case thoughtfully and cogently. The Wall Street Journal June 10, 2005 COMMENTARY The Decay of the U.S.- South Korean Alliance By WON JOON CHOE June 10, 2005...

The adjustment of alliances according to the inevitable shifting of nations’ interests is a gradual process, but if there’s a single event that can be said to mark the end of a military alliance based on a great nation’s promise to protect a small one, it is the point where the great nation publicly withdraws its promise of protection: [Chairman of the House International Relations Committee Henry] Hyde said the South Korean Defense Ministry omitted from its 2004 white paper...

The adjustment of alliances according to the inevitable shifting of nations’ interests is a gradual process, but if there’s a single event that can be said to mark the end of a military alliance based on a great nation’s promise to protect a small one, it is the point where the great nation publicly withdraws its promise of protection: [Chairman of the House International Relations Committee Henry] Hyde said the South Korean Defense Ministry omitted from its 2004 white paper...

20th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE COUNCIL ON U.S.-KOREA SECURITY STUDIES Changing Dynamics on the Korean Peninsula: Implications for the U.S.-ROK Alliance October 7, 2005 The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC Paper: The Trojan Horse: Pyongyang’s Successful Propaganda Campaign to Win the Hearts of South Koreans and Undermine the U.S.-ROK Alliance by Dennis P. Halpin Professional Staff, House International Relations Committee This paper reflects my own views and not necessarily, except where explicitly stated, the views of Chairman...

The Death of an Alliance, Part XVI: The Joongang Ilbo is asking whether the alliance is in trouble. There isn’t anything new in there, but it’s a nice, brief review of events over the last year.

The Death of an Alliance, Part XVI: The Joongang Ilbo is asking whether the alliance is in trouble. There isn’t anything new in there, but it’s a nice, brief review of events over the last year.

The Death of an Alliance, Part VIII. The experts in Washington are weighing in on that go-it-alone, unilateralist foreign policy that needlessly alienates allies. There’s a stunning degree of consensus.

The Death of an Alliance, Part VIII. The experts in Washington are weighing in on that go-it-alone, unilateralist foreign policy that needlessly alienates allies. There’s a stunning degree of consensus.