South Korea and NATO: from unlikely companions to key partners.
Relations between South Korea and NATO have been deepening at a striking pace recently. Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean president to attend a NATO Summit in 2022 and in the same year, Seoul opened its diplomatic mission to NATO in Brussels. South Korea also became the first east Asian co...
| Published in: | International Affairs Vol. 100; no. 2; pp. 609 - 630 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2024
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