[학술논문] China’s Dilemma on the Korean Peninsula: Not an Alliance but a Security Dilemma
...source of China’s attitudes toward North Korea’s provocations for two reasons: The first is that China reckons the cost of entrapment would be greater than any gain—a constraint that has the opposite effect for North Korea. The other is structural, in that neither China nor North Korea can afford to abandon the alliance against the South Korea-U.S. and U.S.-Japan alliances. An abandonment...
[학술논문] Game Changer: North Korea under the Obama-Lee Partnership and Beyond
... Factors of domestic politics and ideological confrontation in South Korean society are also analyzed as part of several popular but flawed arguments concerning inter-Korean relations. In addition,the author assesses the current status and forecasts the future of the North Korean regime, a key factor in the inter-Korean relationship,the ROK-U.S. alliance, and future U.S. Northeast Asia strategy.
[학술논문] South Korea’s Strategic Partnerships: Reinforcing the U.S.-Led Security Network
...threats, why is South Korea expanding its strategic partnerships with countries in the Indo-Pacific region, potentially spreading its capabilities thinner? Some argue that this represents South Korea's diversification of security affiliations beyond the United States, preparing for a potential U.S. retreat from the Indo-Pacific region. Others view it through the lens of South Korea’s role-seeking...
[학술논문] The U.S.-ROK Alliance in Coping with North Korea’s Nuclear Threat
...Republicof Korea alliance in coping with the current DPRK nuclear crisis. North Korea’sthird nuclear weapon experiment with several medium- and long-range missile testfirings pose a security threat to South Korea. In March 2013, the Central Committee ofthe Workers’ Party adopted a new strategy of simultaneously building up the economyand nuclear capability. As a non-nuclear power, South Korea faces...
[학술논문] Should Japan go Nuclear?
...idea to the people. The domino effect of such a policy changewould be seen almost immediately in South Korea and Taiwan, making NortheastAsia the world’s most nuclearized region. This would also mean the abrogationof the security alliance relationship with the United States. Given Japan’s capabilityin terms of capital, technology and possession of sufficient spent fuel needed formaking...