The ROK–U.S. alliance is entering a decisive window. With Seoul signaling momentum on wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer and Washington emphasizing “alliance modernization,” the question is no longer whether change is coming—but what form it will take. In the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Dialogue podcast, Dr. Clint Work of the National Defense University offered a historically grounded, candid assessment of what lies ahead.

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Dr. Clint Work is a Research Fellow in the INSS Center for Strategy and Military Power.