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South Korea braces for changes in military alliance with U.S.

Posted by Matt in December 14th, 2006

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) — The long-standing alliance between South Korea and the U.S. faced a host of challenges in recent years as the former demanded greater independence from the latter and the two sides had to hammer out a vision for a new partnership.

In 2006, Seoul and Washington managed to lay the groundwork for shaping a new military alliance in a changing security environment, but Seoul needs to prepare to avoid pitfalls ahead, analysts said.

“This year, we saw the biggest change in the Seoul-Washington alliance yet, not only out of our necessity but also because of change in the U.S. military policy. It’s so natural and also unavoidable,” said Lee Chul-ki, who teaches international relations at Dongguk University.

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