- South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills The Guardian
- Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un The New York Times
- South Korean president urges stronger independent defense after Trump orders joint military drills scaled back NBC News
- South Korea must brace for ‘worst-case scenario,’ President Lee says, as Trump cuts military drills cnbc.com
- ‘Not the way it works’: Korea’s miscalculation on trade may cost them on security Politico