Washington Struggles To Protect America’s Alliance With Korea Should Impeachment Effort Prevail Against President Yoon

Deputy state secretary, Kurt Campbell, leaves no doubt of high-level concerns about a breakdown of the alliance.

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South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, addresses a joint meeting of Congress, April 27, 2023. AP/Alex Brandon

Washington is struggling to salvage the Korean American alliance for fear of the ouster of South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-yeol, and the upcoming presidency of Donald Trump.

The deputy secretary of state, Kurt Campbell, left no doubt of high-level concerns about the breakdown of the alliance — and the need to maintain the status quo — in a hastily arranged briefing for Korean journalists in Washington.

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