Korea

Wed, Aug 26, 2026:

• Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today. The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways. - NYT

Mon, Aug 24, 2026:

• Trump’s Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia - Reuters

• US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints - Reuters

Tues, Aug 18, 2026:

• U.S. Cuts Back Military Drills With South Korea, as Trump Woos Kim Jong-un. President Trump had ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint exercises with the key U.S. ally, declaring the drills “hostile” toward North Korea. - NYT

Mon, Aug 17, 2026:

• Trump Orders Cuts to U.S.-South Korea Military Drills. President cites his ‘very good relationship’ with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un - WSJ

Sun, Aug 16, 2026:

• Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea - AP

• Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea - Reuters

• Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea

  In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader. - NYT

• Trump Will Make South Korea Pay for His Iran Humiliation. His rage is driving him to make irrational policy choices. - Atlantic

Sun, Jan 18, 2026:

• Nuclear-armed North Korea remains arguably the most dangerous and unpredictable threat to the U.S., but the country was not mentioned once in the National Security Strategy released by the White House in December. - WP

  • Recall that during his first term, Trump’s comments about Kim Jong Un shifted from open insults and threats of destruction in 2017 to talk of a special friendship by 2018–2019. Publicly, he moved from calling Kim a “madman” and “Rocket Man” to saying they had exchanged “beautiful letters” and that “we fell in love.”

Fri, April 11, 2025:

• Trump May Be Triggering the Fastest Nuclear Weapons Race Since the Cold War; The threat of U.S. withdrawal has prompted countries around the world — from Germany to South Korea — to talk about building their own nuclear arsenals. - Politico