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@BluRoofPolitics
Nov 25, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Our Wednesday read is a provocative yet well-argued case by @Junotane that South Korea is now assessing foreign policy questions that were once beyond the pale.
The questions: (1) Should S Korea stay in the alliance with US? (2) Should S Korea accede to the rise of China? (3) Should S Korea have its own nuclear weapons? (4) Should S Korea pursue neutrality between US and China?
To be sure, those who answer “yes” to any one of the four questions are in the minority. But Robertson is entirely correct to note that these questions are no longer merely academic or theoretical.‌‌ They are matters of active debate.
Just yesterday, for example, the leader of South Korea's opposition party openly discussed the possibility of South Korea beginning its own nuclear weapons program if North Korea fails to denuclearize.

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