[해외자료] Learning From South Asia’s Nuclearization: Lessons for South Korea

... will make good on its nuclear commitments, which undergird its alliance with South Korea. Moreover, South Korean officialswalked backYoon’s comments, arguing that, if necessary, US nuclear weapons can be used against North Korea.

[해외자료] Milestones and Momentum: A Banner 2023 for the US-ROK Alliance and the Path Forward

... alliance. Progress has unfolded throughout the year, driven largely by the combination of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s vision for the Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) as a “global pivotal state,” and the United States’ clear commitment...

[해외자료] 38 North Director Jenny Town Testifies Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Regarding Security on the Korean Peninsula

...Victor Cha (Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies), Scott Snyder (Senior Fellow for Korea Studies, Council on Foreign Relations) and Jenny Town (Senior Fellow, Stimson Center and Director, 38 North) testified on security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and the importance of the US-ROK alliance before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee...

[해외자료] Is the US-ROK Alliance Prepared for a Multipolar World?

...”[1] South Korea is an example of exactly that. From the ashes of the Korean War that raged on from 1950 to 1953 and the subsequent seven decades to follow, the United States-Republic of Korea ( US-ROK) alliance has fostered an atmosphere of sustained peace and stability...

[해외자료] South Korea’s Surprisingly Successful China Policy

... South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol, entered office last year, the odds rose that a frostier bilateral relationship with China might take hold. After all, Yoon on the campaign trail talked tough on China, and conservative South Korean politicians typically deepen the US alliance and are suspicious of Chinese support to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea)...

[현안분석] 북한의 핵·미사일 위협과 동북아 국제관계: THAAD 배치의 정치동학

...grounds for South Korean government’s decision to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) against North Korean nuclear threat using the theory of alliance dilemma. South Korea needs both the strategic alliance with the US and the economic relations with China. It thus had maintained a strategic ambiguity between the two. However, as the struggle for hegemony between the US and China...

[현안분석] 한미동맹과 한중관계에서 사드(THAAD) 논란이 갖는 의미: 자율성-안보 교환 모델의 적용

...China regarding the international sanctions on North Korea after the sinking of South Korean warship Cheon-an and bombardment on the Yeonpyeong island in 2010, the partnership with China is not trustworthy. Therefore, South Korea should be loyal to its alliance with the U.S by giving up its autonomy in a more active manner. At the same time, South Korean intellectuals and media should not spread wrong...

[현안분석] 러우 전쟁 3년, 북한군 파병의 쟁점과 전망

...ROK- US alliance and the Russia-North Korea alliance are directlyconfronting each other on the Korean Peninsula. On the one hand, as public attention isbecoming focused on the dispatch of North Korean troops, the momentum for North Korea’s denuclearization negotiations is decreasing. On the other hand, the possibility ofNorth Korea's provocations against South Korea has...

[학술논문] Viewing the Implications of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy on South Korea Security through IRT : One Region, Three Lenses

...context, ROK should find clues about setting up ROK- US relations, ROK-China relations, and inter-Korean relations. This article aims to explore the clues using international relations theories for the future of South Korea. Thus, this article found three main implications for achieving South Korea national security. In terms of realism, the ROK-U.S. alliance must be strengthened to pursue security and stability...

[현안분석] 한반도에서 주한미군의 이중억제 역할

... Forces Korea (USFK) as a key indicator of the ROK- US alliance, this study provides an empirical analysis of dual deterrence. Findings indicate that, while the scale of USFK has gradually declined, the firm “commitment” has continued to reinforce deterrence against North Korea. Though the function of USFK in “controlling” and “constraining” South Korea has weakened...