{"id":"n_7unyyyyvmgjkc33wrm5q","seq":10832156,"kind":"article","title":"Trump may view OPCON transfer as path to US troop withdrawal: experts","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261114/trump-may-view-opcon-transfer-as-path-to-us-troop-withdrawal-experts","summary":"WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump seems to view an envisioned transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea as a potential means of withdrawing American troops from the Korean Peninsula, U.S. experts assessed Friday. Victor Cha, Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), made the remarks during an online discussion hosted by the Washington-based think tank on the state of the South Korea-U.S. alliance. \"It has been said…","published":"2026-11-13T19:42:03Z","seen":"2026-11-13T19:42:21Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-koreatimes-co-kr-c6eccf","name":"koreatimes.co.kr","domain":"feed.koreatimes.co.kr"},"via":"kite-koreatimes-co-kr-c6eccf","topics":["asia"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q185003","name":"Jew's harp","type":"person"}],"image":"https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/11/14/d893d391-822f-4444-84d8-4ba1ac69f4ba.jpg","mentions":2,"story":"st_hcq6yeonpck4mjtxorea","category":"politics","category_p":0.62,"category2":"conflict-war","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.26,"political":0.95}