At the start of the month the Financial Times reported, “the US-spearheaded United Nations Command has in recent weeks sparked controversy in host nation South Korea with a series of moves that have highlighted the chasm between Seoul’s pro-engagement attitude to Pyongyang and..…

At the start of the month the reported, the US-spearheaded United Nations Command has recent weeks sparked controversy in host South Korea with series of moves that have highlighted the chasm between Seoul's pro-engagement attitude to Pyongyang and Washington's hard line.. ..…

Seoul and Tokyo's bitter disputes over history, including issues surrounding South Korean women forced into wartime slavery, have complicated Washington's efforts to strengthen cooperation to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat and China's growing influence in the region.. ..…