Military considerations, not political aspirations, should guide the transfer. 

Transparency about the U.S. extended deterrent is critical to U.S.-ROK alliance coordination.

The deterrence and containment of North Korea remain both feasible and less undesirable than the stark alternatives of war and appeasement.

OPCON transition is a new beginning for combined defense.

Summer 2019 has been a watershed moment for trends that threaten to compromise South Korea’s position in Northeast Asia.