[학술논문] A Comparative Study on the inter-Korean Relations and the Cross-Strait Exchanges after the 2000s
This article examines the reasons “why Cross-Strait exchanges have expanded between the Republic of China(Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China whereas similar developments have not occurred between the two Koreas.” There are three variables that are of special importance, interactions between the Taipei and Beijing compared with Seoul and Pyongyang, domestic political factors
[학술논문] Reciprocity in South Korean Security Policy Vis-à-vis North Korea and the United States
...to North Korea and the United States and analyze how the principle fits with US security policy concerning South Korea. Diffuse reciprocity shaped Korean security policy starting with President Kim Dae-jung’s Sunshine Policy. The Lee Myung-bak government’s hard-line approach increased military tension and economic anxiety on the peninsula. The new South Korean government under Park Geun-hye...
[학술논문] Revisiting the Engagement Policy: On the Relevance of the “Sunshine” Policy
This paper reviews the “Sunshine” policy and tries to determine if this sort of strategy is applicable given the new realities of inter-Korean relations. It is obvious that Lee Myung-bak's administration attempts on denuclearization, openness and the ‘3000policy has failed to achieve its goals and has led to a new round of confrontation between North Korea and South Korea. It
[학술논문] Feasibility of FTA between South and North Korea: Through Analysis of Intra-State Trades and North Korea’s Economic Reformation Scheme
After World War Ⅱ, West Germany started internal trade with East Germany, and through intra-German trade, the two Germanys could accomplish unification based on continuous human exchange and economic integration. Recently, China has also completed free trade level agreements (ECFA and CEPA) with Taiwan and city states, Hong Kong and Macau. China and Taiwan have made a stronger economic foundation and
[학술논문] The Role of Civil Society on South Korean Policy toward North Korea
...populace. In Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun administrations,large proportions of the organizations in South Korean civil society are in favor ofcooperation and improving inter-Korean relations. This orientation of groups withinSouth Korean civil society toward the North affects South Korean general people’sperception on North Korea and South Korean engagement policy in Kim Dae-jungand Roh Moo-hyun...