Keyword # Sphere-of-influence order The search results are as follows:
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Amid the relative decline of U.S. hegemony and the shift toward a sphere-of-influence–based international order, East Asia is entering a period of intensified strategic competition marked by U.S.–China rivalry, Russia’s renewed influence, Japan’s rearmament, and North Korea’s entrenched nuclear status backed by China and Russia. As the United States reduces external commitments and emphasizes strategic stability among great powers, South Korea faces growing uncertainty under a potentially weakening U.S. security umbrella. In this environment, Korea must urgently secure greater strategic autonomy by transforming the ROK–U.S. alliance into a more self-reliant partnership, establishing a peaceful nuclear capability foundation within the NPT framework, obtaining operational control of its armed forces, and redefining inter-Korean relations on the basis of assurance and deterrence rather than unattainable goals of denuclearization and immediate unification.
