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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea/Korean

[Kim Seung-ryeon Column] Politics That Breaks the Taboo of Troop Deployment

In an era of shifting global alliances and escalating geopolitical tensions, South Korea finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with the uncomfortable question of its willingness and capacity for military engagement abroad. As a nation boasting the world's fifth-largest military budget and a formidable defense force, our persistent reluctance to deploy troops in combat zones since the Vietโ€ฆ