[학술논문] Humanitarian Response and Countermeasures for North Korean Contingency
...among the elites and the military. It also evaluates the potential impact of the crisis on inter Korean relations and on neighboring states, including South Korea and the Unites States. Finally, this paper suggests five measures necessary for stabilizing the contingency situation, which are helpful in preparing for the long-term goal of Korean unification within the context of US-ROK cooperation.
[학술논문] The Different Choices of South Korea: Seeds of Discord of South Korea and US Relations
Abstract: South Korea–US relations were a success story of international cooperation during the Cold War on the basis of the robust bilateral alliance. In the post-Cold-War era, the security environment of the Korean Peninsula and the importance of the United States for South Korea’s security are no different from that during the Cold War. However, unlike the past, South Korea has not complied...
[학술논문] Korean Views of Korea-China Relations: Evolving Perceptions and Upcoming Challenges
... Island shelling further contributed to the rise of such concern. As the interactions grow in the future, South Korea and China will face challenges in seven areas: trade/commercial frictions, historical disputes, clashes of values and norms, North Korea’s nuclear weapons, the Korea-US alliance, territorial disputes, and Korean reunification.
[학술논문] Changing Security Landscape of Northeast Asia in Transition : A View from Japan
...democratic values, market economy, being allies of the U.S., threatened by North Korea, and facing complex problems from the rise of China. Given rapidly changing strategic landscape, Japan and ROKshould deepen security cooperation both in the context of the coordination of two bilateral alliances and bilateral relations between Japan and ROK, to broaden range of choices for both countries. (Not to...
[학술논문] Russia's Security Priorities in Northeast Asia
...are a situation on the Korean Peninsula and relations between majorplayers in Pacific Asia: Russia, China, Japan and the USA. In addition to comprehensive relations with China, Japan and South Korea Russia needs a dialogue with the United States on a new subject –Transpacific security. It is particularly so as Washington has recently declared the US will shift a focus of its strategy towards...