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Pres. Lee skips NATO, eyes August summit with Trump; Can Seoul regain diplomatic traction?

이대통령 NATO 불참, 8월 트럼프 회담 추진… 외교 동력 되살릴 수 있을까? Welcome to Within The Frame, where we bring the most pressing issues across the globe into focus. I'm Kim Mok-yeon. President Lee Jae Myung has officially pulled out of the NATO summit set for this week in The Hague, citing domestic priorities and growing instability in the Middle East. But the fallout is immediate. Critics at home accuse the administration of missing a rare diplomatic window — a chance to meet President Trump and join key Indo-Pacific allies at the table. Now, with back-to-back summit opportunities lost — first at the G7, now NATO — attention shifts to whether an August Korea–U.S. summit can fill the gap. The stakes are high. Tariff deadlines are looming. Defense cost pressures are mounting. And allies are watching closely. At a time when strategic alignments are hardening, Seoul faces urgent choices. Is August too late to course-correct — or just in time to reset Korea’s global footing? For answers to this, we are joined in the studio by Min Jeong-hun, Professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy. Welcome. Also joining us online is Christophe Gaudin, Professor of Political Science at Kookmin University. Good to see you. (MIN) 1. Let’s begin with your broader assessment — Prof.Min, do you think President Lee’s NATO absence reflect a shift toward pragmatic diplomacy, or is it being perceived as diplomatic backpedaling? (GAUDIN) 2. Lee’s camp cites Middle East instability and urgent domestic affairs — yet opposition leaders label it a foreign-policy blunder. How should the public weigh these competing narratives? (MIN) 3. Expanding to that, Prof.Min, politically speaking, is there a risk that Seoul’s absence will embolden narratives of pro-Beijing or pro-Moscow leanings, especially with NATO signaling its Indo-Pacific tilt? (GAUDIN) 4. So, with the G7 and NATO summits missed, the presidential office is now eyeing an August summit with President Trump. Prof. Gaudin, how feasible is this timeline — and can it realistically restore Korea’s standing and momentum? (MIN) 5. But even with that plan in motion, some worry that repeated summit delays risk leaving Seoul out of key decisions. Do you think August might be too late to regain diplomatic traction? (GAUDIN) 6. And as the alliance watches closely, given President Trump’s emphasis on personal rapport and Korea’s visible absence from recent summits, how can Seoul reaffirm its alliance commitment before a potential August meeting? (GAUDIN) 7. Zooming in on hard policy pressures, Professor Gaudin, as Washington trade deadlines and security cost demands converge, how must the Lee administration balance national interests with alliance obligations in the months ahead? (MIN) 8. With economic pressure rising and time ticking on U.S. trade deadlines, what leverage — if any — does Seoul have left heading into possible August talks? (MIN) 9. And finally, stepping back to Korea’s global posture, with global conflict zones escalating, how might Korea position itself as a relevant and proactive middle power — especially ahead of the UN General Assembly and APEC later this year? Thank you for your time and for your insights tonight Prof.Min and Prof.Gaudin, we appreciate it. #SouthKorea #Diplomacy #President #LeeJaemyung #NATO #Summit #MinJeonghun #ChristopheGaudin #대한민국 #대통령 #이재명 #외교 #회담 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Twitter :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Homepage : https://v2.arirang.com/ 2025-06-24, 20:30 (KST)