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Do the Ties
Still Bind?
The U.S. – ROK Security Relationship
After 9/11
Norman D. Levin
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Do the ties still bind? : the U.S ROK security relationship after 9/11 /
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Preface
This report was undertaken as part of a larger RAND assessment of
U.S. military-to-military relationships in Asia. The assessment was
designed to evaluate the structure and value of these relationships in a
post-9/11 context and to identify potential initiatives for strengthen-
ing and improving security cooperation. “Military-to-military” was
intentionally defined broadly to include not only technical or opera-
tional matters but also the full panoply of political and diplomatic is-
sues that affect security cooperation between the U.S. and the respec-
tive countries. The assessment benefited from extensive interviews
with knowledgeable government officials, military officers, and out-
side observers in both the United States and respective partner coun-
tries.
Research for this report was sponsored by the Deputy Chief of
Staff for Air and Space Operations, U.S. Air Force (AF/XO), and the
Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF/CC) and conducted within
the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE.
The Korea Foundation provided supplementary funding for the
preparation of the report. An early draft was distributed for both
client approval and professional review in February 2003. This final
report, submitted for publication in September 2003, addresses the
helpful comments offered in these reviews. Although the report
makes no attempt to provide a detailed accounting of all the events
since the draft was disseminated, it does update those major
developments that affect the report’s principal themes and recom-
mendations.
Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S ROK Security Relationship After 9/11i
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The report should be of value to the U.S. national security
community and interested members of the general public, especially
those with an interest in U.S. relations with countries in the Asia-
Pacific region. In addition to this primary intended audience, Kore-
ans interested in security trends and issues related to U.S ROK (Re-
public of Korea) relations should also find the report of value. Com-
ments are welcome and should be sent to the author, Norman D.
Levin, or RAND Project AIR FORCE acting director of the Strategy
and Doctrine Program, Alan Vick:
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Contents
Preface iii
The RAND Corporation Quality Assurance Process
v
Summary
ix
Acknowledgments
xv
Acronyms
xvii
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 1
CHAPTER TWO
The Historical Basis for Security Cooperation 5
CHAPTER THREE
The Korean Perspective 11
What Korea Gains from the Relationship
11
The Internal Situation
20
What Korea Wants from the Relationship
31
CHAPTER FOUR
The U.S. Perspective 39
U.S. Policy Goals
39
What the U.S. Gains from the Relationship
41
What Role Korea Plays in Furthering U.S. Interests
52
Centrifugal Pressures
55
Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S ROK Security Relationship After 9/11viii
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusions and Potential Initiatives 63
Bibliography
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[...]... invest in the alliance It will expect South Korea to fulfill its commitment to complement this investment with significantly improved capabilities of its own On the U.S side, in addition to the “future of the alliance” issues described above, there are a number of issues relating to management of the alliance today These might be reduced to five short phrases xii Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S.-ROK... which the partnership is targeted Although the alliance can survive without a common definition of threat, it cannot survive without a common perception of what constitutes threats and a common commitment to prevent them from arising ix x Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S.-ROK Security Relationship After 9/11 Adapting the security relationship to the new conditions will require movement on a number of other... addresses these conflicting aspects of the current security relationship In doing so, it explicitly adopts an “inside-out” orientation That is, instead of looking “outside” at the broad regional trends and assessing their implications for the U.S.-ROK security relationship, the report looks “inside” at the nature of the relationship itself and assesses its strengths and potential vulnerabilities The report... Se-Jin Kim, ed., Documents on Korean-American Relations 1943–1976, Research Center for Peace and Unification, 1976, pp 185–186 An online treaty text is available at http://www.korea.army.mil/ sofa/mutdef.htm 8 Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S.-ROK Security Relationship After 9/11 many of the hundreds of other military agreements between the U.S and ROK are predicated on this central document The U.S.-ROK... Harshberger, then director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program in RAND Project AIR FORCE, similarly offered active support at all phases of the project, which I also greatly appreciate Ralph Cossa and Bruce Bennett provided exceptionally xv xvi Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S.-ROK Security Relationship After 9/11 thoughtful, helpful reviews of the draft report My effort to address their insightful comments... number of other issues as well At the top of the list is Yongsan, the sprawling U.S military base in the heart of Seoul The recent U.S.-ROK agreement to move the U.S garrison out of Seoul in the next couple years is an important decision Ensuring its timely implementation is critical to the relationship’s long-term stability Another issue has to do with Korea’s role within the alliance Although both sides... along the 38th parallel as a means for processing the surrender and repatriation of Japanese troops 5 The second was to govern the southern half of the country for three years (1945–1948) through direct U.S military rule The third was the 1948 decision to terminate the U.S military occupation because of pressing needs elsewhere and support the establishment of a separate, independent state in the south... also strengthened the basis for security cooperation by giving the U.S.-ROK relationship a “forged in blood” quality In the course of its three-year effort to defend South Korea, the U.S suffered nearly 137,000 casualties This included some 30,000 dead and another 8,000 missing in action The ending of the Korean War with an armistice agreement rather than a formal peace treaty reinforced the need for... South Korea and the United States, given continued North Korean truculence and inter-Korean confrontation The U.S.-ROK Mutual Defense Treaty, signed in 1953, codified this close relationship and remains today the central document underpinning the U.S.-ROK alliance.7 The treaty commits both countries to consult together and take suitable measures “whenever, in the opinion of either of them,” the security... Koreans take the elaborate consultation mechanisms developed over the years seriously They want these mechanisms to be actively used as the U.S considers its future posture on the peninsula and pursues its broader strategic interests South Koreans do not have a scale by which they measure the importance of their multiple messages But for most, “avoid sudden, unilateral changes” comes close to the bottom . disseminated, it does update those major
developments that affect the report’s principal themes and recom-
mendations.
Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S ROK Security. com-
mitment to prevent them from arising.
Do the Ties Still Bind? The U.S ROK Security Relationship After 9/11x
Adapting the security relationship to the new conditions
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