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Analysis Trump-Lee summit dismantles old ideologies as economic nationalism takes holdA conservative populist and a progressive nationalist align on industrial sovereignty, redefining the US-ROK alliance U.S. President Donald Trump’s arrival in South Korea and his meeting with ROK President Lee Jae-myung Wednesday reveal a profound shift in alliance politics as a conservative populist and a progressive nationalist converge on economic sovereignty and growth protectionism, erasing the ideological boundaries that once divided Washington and Seoul. Their bilateral summit in Gyeongju cements the new global norm where supply chains and transactionalism determine political alignment. While Trump and Lee use different sets of vocabulary, such as “America First” or “national interest-based pragmatism,” they share the same view that state-led economic policy in the guise of foreign policy is © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





