Trump Drags South Korea Into His Iran War | Silk and Steel
Trump’s Iran war puts enormous pressure on America’s allies. South Korea is caught directly in the middle.In this episode, Carl Zha joins Jamarl Thomas to break down the growing pressure on South Korea to support the U.S. military operation around the Strait of Hormuz, despite growing public opposition.Carl explains why South Korea has limited room to resist Washington. This includes the U.S. military presence on the peninsula and South Korea’s economic dependence on American markets.The bigger question is whether America’s alliance system begins to crack under the pressure of wars that its…
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