Will Trump's Tough Talk on Trade Jeopardize the U.S.-South Korea Alliance?

Will Trump's Tough Talk on Trade Jeopardize the U.S.-South Korea Alliance?

The administration failed to consider the potential damage that withdrawing from the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement would do to U.S. security interests.

 

Troy Stangarone is the senior director for congressional affairs and trade at the Korea Economic Institute of America. The views expressed here are the author’s alone.

Image: Military Guide Tour for Foreign Correspondents ‘Front-Line Troops.’ Flickr / Republic of Korea

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