The U.S.-ROK alliance has served as the linchpin for regional security for over 70 years and continues to be among the most important and consequential institutions and partnerships in Asia.


General Vincent Brooks was the Commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), as well as United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command, from 2016-2018, a period of extraordinary tension and summit diplomacy on the Korean peninsula.


He joins the NK News Podcast to discuss those escalating tensions, the demonstration of capabilities, deterrence, THAAD, U.S. security objectives, and more.


About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted exclusively by NK News, covering all things DPRK: from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field and insight from our very own journalists.