[Global NK Publication Alert] The Rationale Behind Trump's Golden Fleet and Waiver for Finland: What It Means for MASGA

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  • January 23, 2026

January 23, 2025

[Commentary]

Trump's Golden Fleet Initiative,

MASGA, and the ICE Pact

Inhwan Oh, Senior Research Fellow at EAI (Lecturer at Seoul National University), interprets Trump's Golden Fleet initiative and presidential waiver for Finland as part of the U.S.'s strategic realignment to reinforce its maritime dominance. The author compares the ‘ICE Pact’, with South Korea's ‘MASGA’ initiative, suggesting that South Korea should be keen on America's strategic needs in responding to the maritime power transition and build political trust to overcome legal and practical challenges in the long-term.

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