Taking Stock of the U.S.-Korea Alliance | The Capital Cable #146

There is growing dissonance in the U.S.-Korea alliance today, from commercial disputes over tariffs, digital trade, visas, and the investment agreement to security questions over OPCON transition, the 123 Agreement, nuclear-powered submarines, intelligence sharing, the postponed annual Security Consultative Meeting, and military exercises. The November 3 U.S. midterm elections, which gave Democrats control of both chambers of Congress, add a new variable for the final two years of the Trump administration.

How deep are the cracks in the alliance? And what will a new Congress mean for the U.S.-Korea relationship over the next two years?

Joining Mark Lippert and Victor Cha to discuss these issues and more are Gen. Vincent Brooks and Randy Schriver.

Vincent K. Brooks is a career Army officer who retired from active duty in January 2019 as the four-star general in command of all U.S. Forces in Korea, where he concurrently commanded United Nations Command and the Republic of Korea–U.S. Combined Forces Command.

Randy Schriver is Chairman of the Board at The Institute for Indo-Pacific Security and a partner at Pacific Solutions LLC. He served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs from 2018 to 2019.

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