Seoul’s strategy highlights a shift from mere weapons transfers to addressing emerging security issues
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is leveraging arms sales as a key means of diplomacy under a broader Indo-Pacific strategy. The strategy encompasses also seeks to deepen strategic engagement with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, but Seoul’s approach could invite Chinese retaliation, which would likely be more substantial than the ones that its allies have faced so far.
ASEAN CENTRALITY
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is leveraging arms sales as a key means of diplomacy under a broader Indo-Pacific strategy. The strategy encompasses also seeks to deepen strategic engagement with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, but Seoul’s approach could invite Chinese retaliation, which would likely be more substantial than the ones that its allies have faced so far.
ASEAN CENTRALITY
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