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Analysis US troop review highlights South Korea’s strategic drift in leadership vacuumSeoul’s caretaker government was not consulted as the Pentagon eyes a potential 4,500-troop reduction A reported U.S. consideration to withdraw 4,500 troops from South Korea exposes Seoul’s current inability to influence alliance decisions during a leadership vacuum. With an acting president who was third in the line of succession and key cabinet portfolios left vacant following a wave of resignations, Seoul’s interim government lacks the political mandate and institutional coherence to shape alliance developments at a time when Washington is actively reassessing its regional posture. NO FUNCTIONAL GOVERNMENT Following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol and the resignationsof key officials including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, South Korea’s © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





