South Korea Has Made It. Now the World Expects.
By Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Professor, King's College London
- South Korea's new global significance, marked by invitations to major summits, brings with it a broader range of international expectations and responsibilities beyond its immediate region.
- In a changing global order, South Korea is expected to pursue a pragmatic foreign policy by leveraging minilateral alliances, especially its robust relationship with the United States, to secure its national interests and amplify its influence.
- Despite changes in leadership and rhetoric, South Korea's overarching foreign and security policy remains largely consistent, driven by a long-standing grand strategy and its increasingly prominent role as a global actor.
