'US doubts Korea's reliability as ally': Revere
Evans Revere, Brookings senior fellow and former acting U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, says the U.S. has raised serious questions about South Korea as an alliance partner after it threatened to pull out of the Korea-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), an intelligence-sharing pact that the U.S. sees as integral to its efforts to contain China. The following is a written interview with him. ― ED. By Oh Young-jin Evans RevereHighlights: 1) U.S. confidence shaken by GSOMIA row 2) Supporters of U.S.-ROK alliance win for now 3) U.S. plays reluctant mediator for Korea, Japan4) Trump sees little need for USFK5) U.S. should reassure Korea of America's nuclear umbrella 6) U.S. failing to enlist allies on China-containing Indo-Pacific Strategy Q) How bad has the ROK-U.S. alliance become since the GSOMIA dispute?A) Seoul's reversal on GSOMIA was an important and necessary step that should limit further damage to the U.S.-ROK alliance. However, considerable damage has already been done because the Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae) had
