[학술논문] 1. Addressing the North Korean Nuclear Threat: 2. A Strategic-Pragmatic-Comprehensive Perspective and its Policy Alternatives
The purpose of this paper is to propose the “strategic-pragmatic-comprehensive (SPC)” approach that can facilitate North Korean denuclearization. In the paper, the dangers posed by a nuclear North Korea, the poverty of the non-SPC policy approaches that were pursued by both Obama and Lee administrations, and policy alternatives based on that SPC perspective are discussed.
[학술논문] Korean Views of Korea-China Relations: Evolving Perceptions and Upcoming Challenges
Twenty years after diplomatic normalization in 1992, Korea-China relations have become more interdependent, complex, and conflictridden. In spite of ever-growing economic interactions, South Korea now views China as a source of concern with respect to its economy and security. The China–South Korean history controversy and the disillusionment in the midst of the Cheonan sinking and the Yeonpyeong...
[학술논문] 韓中建交20年的回顧 - 韓中建交前後兩國外交政策分析爲主-
...opened their diplomatic relationship. Ever since, the two countries have been getting closer day by day and building up a good relationship. In particular,it became plssible to realize the normalization of diplomatic relations between the major countries of East Asia following the joint participation by South and North Kroea in the United Nations,the establishment of China-Korea diplomatic relations...
[학술논문] A Shift in the Trade Structure and its Impact on China–South Korea Relations
This study examines whether a shift in the trade structure affects China–South Korea relations. Bilateral trade between the two states has flourished since the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1992. South Korea leveraged its comparative advantage by exporting high-technology goods to China, while China exported labor-intensive goods to South Korea. However, as China advanced technologically...
[학술논문] The Roh Tae-woo Administration’s Nordpolitik and Its Diplomatic Intervention in North Korea-Japan Relations
This article examines the role of the South Korean government in the diplomatic normalization process between North Korea and Japan during the early 1990s, with a particular focus on the Roh Tae-woo administration’s Nordpolitik. While initially supportive of cross-recognition and improved North Korea– Japan ties as part of Nordpolitik, South Korea gradually shifted to a more cautious and...