Strategic challenge: North Korea accelerates war preparations against South Korea despite US efforts to initiate de-escalation talks

South Korea is gradually joining the circle of countries that have to “pay” in some form for security guarantees from the United States.

This model-where allies directly invest in US projects, production, or industry as a kind of “defense payment” has already become common in the region and beyond.

Taiwan, Japan, and Saudi Arabia are considering or have already made large-scale investments in the United States to strengthen their bilateral partnership and ensure the stability of the military-political umbrella.