Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: South Korea, Japan and US foreign policy instability

Last week, the US faced foreign policy disasters by voting alongside countries like Belarus, Russia, and North Korea against a UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, followed by a troubling Oval Office meeting with Ukraine’s president, showcasing volatile and unstable American foreign policy. South Korea and Japan, key US allies in the Pacific, are dealing with political instability, with South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached and facing criminal charges, and Japan’s coalition government facing uncertainty due to minority seats in parliament. These challenges may impact US collective security arrangements in the region, as well as economic aid programs in the South Pacific, defense spending, and deterrence efforts against Chinese intervention in Taiwan.

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