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Debate Over Self-Reliance Toward US, Restraint Toward North Korea

Original: Self-Reliance Toward U.S., Low Posture Toward North Korea

A Korean newspaper headline frames a dual-track security posture: greater self-reliance in defense arrangements with the United States, paired with a restrained, low-key stance toward North Korea. The framing touches on long-running debates in South Korea over wartime operational control, alliance burden-sharing, and how firmly to respond to Pyongyang's provocations. Commenters are weighing whether such a balancing act is achievable or contradictory.

Why now: Ongoing debate in South Korea over defense autonomy from the US and engagement policy toward North Korea keeps this framing in circulation.

South KoreaUnited StatesNorth KoreaChosun Ilbo

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