Alliance Tested as Trump Pulls Out of South Korea Drill

The US and South Korea sharply curtailed their annual military exercises after President Donald Trump ordered them scaled back, surprising Seoul as North Korea expands its nuclear and missile capabilities and deepens military ties with Russia. Bloomberg Economics and Senior Geoeconomics Analyst Adam Farrar is on Bloomberg This Weekend with David Gura and Christina Ruffini and explains that move comes as the US shifts an aircraft carrier and other military resources from the Indo-Pacific toward the Middle East, raising questions about Washington’s ability to sustain its security commitments in Asia. (Source: Bloomberg)

The US and South Korea sharply curtailed their annual military exercises after President Donald Trump ordered them scaled back, surprising Seoul as North Korea expands its nuclear and missile capabilities and deepens military ties with Russia. Bloomberg Economics and Senior Geoeconomics Analyst Adam Farrar is on Bloomberg This Weekend with David Gura and Christina Ruffini and explains that move comes as the US shifts an aircraft carrier and other military resources from the Indo-Pacific toward the Middle East, raising questions about Washington’s ability to sustain its security commitments in Asia. (Source: Bloomberg)