[학술논문] The Roh Tae-woo Administration’s Nordpolitik and Its Diplomatic Intervention in North Korea-Japan Relations
...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 restrictive posture as formal negotiations...
[학술논문] Who Supports Nuclear Armament in Japan? Threat Perceptions and Japan's Nuclear Armament
...been going through drastic changes. As China and North Korea pose a serious threat to Japan, the Japanese are now more concerned about the security issue in the region. Recognizing the highly volatile situation Japan is facing, the purpose of this study is to examine the issue of nuclear proliferation by focusing on people's attitudes in Japan. More specifically, it systematically analyzes the...
[학술논문] A Review of the Chinese, Russian, US and EU Strategies in the Korean Peninsula from 2006-2012
...particular, any arrangement that (a) allowed China to further its role as a major stakeholder in the region or (b) allowed the US to advance the case for its continued military presence in Japan and South Korea would, quite interestingly, increase the level of mutual trust between the different players. We find therefore that arrangements (a) and (b) are not necessarily in contradiction to each other...
[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...