{"id":371465,"date":"2026-08-19T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trumps-split-from-south-korea-will-damage-his-allies-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:00:38","slug":"trumps-split-from-south-korea-will-damage-his-allies-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trumps-split-from-south-korea-will-damage-his-allies-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s split from South Korea will damage his allies. This is Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9U2CtpyM6XI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump's split from South Korea will damage his allies. This is Why\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9U2CtpyM6XI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is threatening to scale back US military commitments in South Korea &#8211; at the risk of wider instability across Asia.  <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the US president reaffirmed his \u201cgood relationship\u201d with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. So, why is Washington apparently willing to change its approach to diplomacy and security in the region? <\/p>\n<p>In this episode of This Is Why, Niall Paterson is joined by Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo to examine the shifting balance of power on the Korean Peninsula and what a reduced US military presence could mean for their allies across the Asia-Pacific.  <\/p>\n<p>Have you got a question for Niall? 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