The Biden-Yoon Summit, With Scott Snyder

Scott Snyder, a senior fellow for Korea studies and the director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s recent state visit with U.S. President Joe Biden and its implications for the U.S.-South Korean alliance.

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  • James M. Lindsay
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs
Credits

Ester Fang - Associate Podcast Producer

Gabrielle Sierra - Editorial Director and Producer

Episode Guests
  • Scott A. Snyder
    Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy

Show Notes

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Soyoung Kim, Ju-min Park, and Hyonhee Shin, “Exclusive: South Korea's Yoon Opens Door for Possible Military Aid to Ukraine,” Reuters

 

Don McLean, “American Pie

 

Scott Snyder, South Korea at the Crossroads: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers

 

Scott Snyder, The United States-South Korea Alliance: Why It Might Fail and Why It Must Not (forthcoming, November 2023)

 

South Korean President Yoon sings 'American Pie',” Associated Press

 

The Animals, “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

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