[현안분석] [ADRN Issue Briefing] Strengthening South Korean Value Diplomacy for U.S.-South Korean Normative Alignment
The foreign policy of any state is formulated by calculating national interest and normative ideals. If national interest is based on tangible economic and security gains, normative ideals are often understood as universal and transformative values. However, this distinction is often blurred in reality, as normative choices are made in the context of long-term national interest. Furthermore, a state’s