Clint Work

Clint Work is a fellow and the director of academic affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America.

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A row of South Korean soldiers marches in formation across a field in Seoul. They are dressed in formal uniforms and hats, and each has one leg raised as they take a step in unison. Each soldier also carries the flag of one of the member states of the United Nations Command.
A row of South Korean soldiers marches in formation across a field in Seoul. They are dressed in formal uniforms and hats, and each has one leg raised as they take a step in unison. Each soldier also carries the flag of one of the member states of the United Nations Command.

South Korea Offers a Chance to Modernize Old Alliances

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Clint Work, Hanbyeol Sohn
Then-U.S. President Bill Clinton uses binoculars to look across the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea with two U.S. soldiers during his trip to South Korea on July 11, 1993.
Then-U.S. President Bill Clinton uses binoculars to look across the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea with two U.S. soldiers during his trip to South Korea on July 11, 1993.

Seoul Isn’t Kabul

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Clint Work
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, shown with their wives Ri Sol Ju, left, and Kim Jung-sook, join hands on the top of Mount Paektu in North Korea on Sept. 20 during the recent Inter-Korean summit talks. (Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, shown with their wives Ri Sol Ju, left, and Kim Jung-sook, join hands on the top of Mount Paektu in North Korea on Sept. 20 during the recent Inter-Korean summit talks. (Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images)

Hawks Will Only Drive South Korea Away From America

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Clint Work
U.S. and South Korean soldiers in Yeoncheon-gun, South Korea on May 30, 2013. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
U.S. and South Korean soldiers in Yeoncheon-gun, South Korea on May 30, 2013. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

U.S. Soldiers Might Be Stuck in Korea Forever

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Clint Work
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