Russia–South Korea: Is a “Neighbourly Agreement” Possible?

... that Moscow, like Beijing, sees the deployment of the U.S. missile defence system in Asia as a strategic game-changer in the region. Russia sees THAAD as a positional element of a new anti-Russian missile defence system in the Asia Pacific, from Southeast Asia to Alaska. While the United States stands to gain from the conflict that flared up over the issue, insofar as the deployment of THAAD fits into its strategy of “containing China,” South Korea finds itself in a difficult position....