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South Korea

partner · Asia

Threat to Europe

Opportunity

Europe’s fast-rising arms supplier and tech partner.

Threat dimensions

Military4

Economic16

Technology20

Cyber15

Hybrid12

Energy8

Opportunity dimensions

Trade80

Tech-coop82

Defence-coop76

Alignment80

Relationship trajectory & EU strategy

Short term 0–2 yrs

Key supplier

Scale defence-industrial ties (K2/K9 to the flank).

Medium term 2–7 yrs

Deepening

Co-production & tech transfer; chips & batteries.

Long term 7+ yrs

Strategic partner

A core arsenal-of-democracy and tech partner.

Europe's vulnerability: Dependence risk if over-reliant on a single arms supplier.

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