Here's why South Korea wants more control over future regional wars

The U.S. would command South Korean units should conflict resume on the Korean peninsula. Now the government wants to end a long-standing diplomatic quirk

Here's why South Korea wants more control over future regional wars

TL;DR

  • The U.S. would command South Korean units if conflict resumes on the Korean peninsula.
  • The South Korean government desires to end this long-standing diplomatic quirk.
  • The aim is to gain more control over their own forces in future conflicts.