[학술논문] Balance-of-Fear Theory and Korea-Japan-U.S. Relations, 1945-1953
...the former’s fear of deterrence failure —the possibility of the Communist conquest of the Korean peninsula and Finlandization of Japan — rather than the former’s fear of being abandoned by South Korea or Japan. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan’s concern for the United States is largely due to their abandonment fears regarding the United States. Japan played a game of...
[학술논문] 격동의 동아시아: 박근혜 정부 대외정책의 과제
...inspire changes in North Korean society. The ROK and the U.S. should promote strategic talks with the Xi Jinping leadership, leading it to consider alternative approaches to the North Korean nuclear issue and a future unified Korea. The tumult in East Asia is another challenge for the Park Geun-Hye Administration’s foreign relations. The PRC-Japan relation is under stress due to disputes over the Senkaku...
[학술논문] 중국의 통일한국 인식과 역할
...Korea, this article first analyzes China’s position on Korean unification, proves that China’s perception of a unified Korea is reflected in its Korean Peninsula policies, and predicts its future role. Specifically, this article looks into China’s perception of the Korean Peninsula’s strategic value in its Northeast Asian strategies given its changing relations with the U....
[학술논문] 러시아의 신동방정책과 동북아
...mid-term development programs for this region and cooperative relations with China, Japan and Korea are scrutinized. In Northeast Asia, Moscow on the one hand has reinforced cooperative relations with China to counter-balance the U.S. in the region; on the other hand, it has been trying to develop friendly relations with Japan, South and North Korea for fear that it will be overshadowed by its giant neighbor...
[학술논문] Japan’s Security Bills in the Relations with Korea
...intergovernmental consultation. Korea’s public sentiment would not allow to deal with the security agendas between the two countries. The U.S.-Korea-Japan tripartite meeting can be conceived as a way to ameliorate Korea’s anti-Japan sentiment and to draw out Japan’s support for Korea in times of contingencies. In common, the two publics consider Korea-U.S. and Japan-U.S. alliances as a way to...