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Outcome of South Korean Election May Possibly Establish a Modern Acheson Line

Outcome of South Korean Election May Possibly Establish a Modern Acheson Line
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party and his wife Kim Hea-Kyung celebrate in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on June 4, 2025. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
John Mills
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In January 1950, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson articulated a controversial geographic line which placed the Korean Peninsula on the communist side of the early Cold War conceptual boundary. With the outcome of the South Korean election on June 3, this line may have re-appeared.
John Mills
John Mills
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Col. (Ret.) John Mills is a national security professional with service in five eras: Cold War, Peace Dividend, War on Terror, World in Chaos, and now, Great Power Competition. He is the former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense. Mr. Mills is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy. He is the author of “The Nation Will Follow” and “War Against the Deep State.” ColonelRETJohn2 on “X”, ColonelRETJohn on Substack, GETTR, and Truth Social