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Security alliances can take many forms. They can be bilateral or multilateral, symmetric or asymmetric, highly institutionalized or largely unstructured. Regardless of form, security alliances as instruments of statecraft, at their most fundamental level, reflect a deliberate commitment among states to aggregate resources in the pursuit of common interests. For over 60 years, the U.S.–Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance has defended South Korea from external attack and, through the combined efforts of both countries, contributed to peace and stability not only on the Korean Peninsula, but also in Northeast Asia, across the Asia-Pacific, and beyond.
Document Type
Policy Brief
Publication Date
2-2016
Publication
Strategic Forum
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Recommended Citation
Helvey, David F., "Korean Unification and the Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliance" (2016). Strategic Forums. 91.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/91