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The US Demand for Participation in War:
Trump, the US-Korea Alliance & Strategic Flexibility

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[Seoul]

The US Demand for Participation in War:
Trump, the US-Korea Alliance & Strategic Flexibility

Date

02 April(Thu) 2026, 7:30pm
Speaker

Kim Ha-young (Member of the steering committee of Workers' Solidarity, co-author of the book East Asia and Korean Peninsula Seen Through the Theory of Imperialism)
Venue

Seoul Spaceshare Seoul Stn. Center., Diamond Hall 9F (107, Huam-ro, Yongsan-gu)

▶ English and Arabic interpretations will be provided by professional interpreters.

Trump, who has openly disregarded the allies and extorted them with tariffs, is now demanding that the allies, including S. Korea, deploy troops for the war on Iran.

Trump is pressuring S. Korea by claiming that the US does a lot to help S. Korea. This is hardly surprising. The Trump administration has already been pushing to “modernize” the alliance while demanding greater burden-sharing of S. Korea. And the war on Iran has given a glimpse of what that means in practice.

What kinds of changes does the “modernization” of the US-Korea alliance imply? How will it manifest itself in Asia, the front line of US–China rivalry? And how should the left respond to this sharply polarizing issue?

Fee

6,000 won (3,000 won for student and refugees)
Hosted by Workers' Solidarity groups in Seoul
For inquiries:

010-4909-2026 / [email protected]

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👉 [Public Forum] The US Demand for Participation in War: Trump, the US-Korea Alliance & Strategic Flexibility

https://ws.or.kr/forum/38841

    📌 02 April(Thu) 2026, 7:30pm
    📌 Speaker: Kim Ha-young (Member of the steering committee of Workers' Solidarity, co-author of the book East Asia and Korean Peninsula Seen Through the Theory of Imperialism)
📌 Seoul Spaceshare Seoul Stn. Center., Diamond&nbsp;Hall 9F (107, Huam-ro, Yongsan-gu)
📌 Fee: 6,000 won (3,000 won for student and refugees)

💬 Trump, who has openly disregarded the allies and extorted them with tariffs, is now demanding that the allies, including S. Korea, deploy troops for the war on Iran.
Trump is pressuring S. Korea by claiming that the US does a lot to help S. Korea. This is hardly surprising. The Trump administration has already been pushing to &ldquo;modernize&rdquo; the alliance while demanding greater burden-sharing of S. Korea. And the war on Iran has given a glimpse of what that means in practice.
What kinds of changes does the &ldquo;modernization&rdquo; of the US-Korea alliance imply? How will it manifest itself in Asia, the front line of US&ndash;China rivalry? And how should the left respond to this sharply polarizing issue?

🔺 Organizer: Workers' Solidarity groups in Seoul
🔺 For inquiries: 010-4909-2026 / wsorg@ws.or.kr