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Analysis Lee Jae-myung denounces ‘submissive mindset’ in bid to reframe ROK defensePresident’s sharp rhetoric signals psychological and strategic shift in South Korea’s alliance posture with US President Lee Jae-myung’s denunciation of a “submissive mindset” toward foreign troops represents a calculated attempt to redefine South Korea’s strategic identity, which carries significant risks for alliance management, defense-industrial strategy and the psychological foundations of deterrence. While his remarks on Sunday stopped short of calling for the withdrawal of U.S. forces or an end to the alliance, they marked the clearest effort yet by a sitting South Korean president to challenge the psychological dependency underpinning the U.S.-ROK alliance. Lee framed his message around capability and confidence, arguing that a future-oriented defense posture, built on AI-enabled autonomous drones, hybrid weapons systems © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





