OPCON transfer reopens S. Korea's political divide

This is the third in a series of articles exploring how key foreign and security issues are politicized, how political issues spread beyond South Korea’s borders, and the costs this carries for South Korea’s national interest. -- Ed.

President Lee Jae Myung's push to complete the transfer of wartime operational control to Seoul by 2030 has reignited one of South Korea's longest-running security debates, with liberals emphasizing sovereignty and conservatives warning against allowing a political