South Korea's Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region indicates its readiness to play a greater role in the region. Released last December, it signaled the importance attached by Seoul to a vast and crucial geography that drives global growth but is also mired by flashpoints and geopolitical discord. The country is positioning itself as a global pivotal state and has launched a strategy to pursue that. Such a posture by a capable middle power bears on regional states trying to broaden their options and partners.

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