Peninsula Pivot

South Korea is pivoting toward ASEAN to both extend its trade and political influence, but also to offset declining demand from the EU and US and increasing global competition.

UPDATE: During the 2022 South Korean election campaign, then- presidential candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the conservative People Power Party published an article in Foreign Affairs outlining his foreign policy vision titled “South Korea Needs to Step Up.” Policymakers in Washington took note as Yoon described the U.S.-South Korea alliance as the “central a…