Anxiety grips Pacific allies as Trump pulls back

Source: www.latimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

President Trump's move to curtail military drills with South Korea has stoked anxiety in Asia, as the region's sole U.S. aircraft carrier heads to the Mideast.

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: The Trump Administration Promised a Pivot From the Middle East to East Asia. It's Doing the Opposite. — reason.com
Center-Left: US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks — www.theguardian.com
Left: Trump Burns Allies Over Iran. South Korea and Oman Are Next. — www.motherjones.com
Left: South Korea's president highlights US alliance after Trump reduces joint exercises — thehill.com
Center-Right: Iran war, said to be over "very soon," nears 6 months — www.axios.com
Center-Right: Trump defends his move to cut back U.S.-South Korea military exercises — www.washingtonpost.com
Center: U.S. military drills with South Korea are cut short after surprise Trump order — www.nbcnews.com
Center: Joint exercises with South Korea shortened by about half after Trump order — thehill.com
Right: Trump torches allies as Iran exposes limits of hard power — www.axios.com
Right: Trump's gambit with 'despotic dictator' alarms analysts over costly backfire: WSJ — www.rawstory.com
Right: Drain the swamp? Meet the refill. — www.theblaze.com
Right: Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’ — www.nytimes.com

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