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South Korea and NATO Form New Defense Alliance

6/26/2025

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South Korea and NATO have forged a new alliance by agreeing to create a defense industry consultation body at the NATO summit in The Hague. With National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac stepping in for President Lee Jae Myung, the Indo-Pacific Four nations are determined to bolster defense cooperation, even in the face of notable leaders' absences.

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South Korea and NATO have forged a new alliance by agreeing to create a defense industry consultation body at the NATO summit in The Hague. With National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac stepping in for President Lee Jae Myung, the Indo-Pacific Four nations are determined to bolster defense cooperation, even in the face of notable leaders' absences.