[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] The Korea-US Alliance as a Source of Creeping Tension: A Korean Perspective
South Korea’s alliance strategies for the past several years have demonstrated that Seoul has a strong desire to maintain the US–South Korean alliance and to accommodate the US requests to transform the alliance. The Korean government accepted the flexible use of US forces in Korea and increased cooperation with the United States in developing antimissile shields. South Korea’s strategic...
[학술논문] Ieodo as Metaphor? The Growing Importance of Sovereignty Disputes in South Korea–China Relations and the Role of the United States
...importance for South Korea–China relations over the past decade as concerns about regime stability in China and North Korea deepen, as Chinese foreign policy becomes more assertive, and as South Korea reacts to these developments. Analyzing such disputes is important for understanding how the bilateral relationship is evolving. Some of these disagreements also have implications for the US–Republic...
[학술논문] How to Deter North Korea’s Military Provocations
...North Korea’s conflict behavior vary, they become more significant when interacting with both North Korea’s leadership succession and US preoccupation with other world affairs. The findings suggest the following: First, that South Korea should pay extra attention to North Korea when it pursues leadership succession. Second, in addition to solidifying the existing Korea–US military...
[학술논문] 한국 안보딜레마의 의미와 우리의 선택: 주요현안과 대주변국관계
...the Korea-US alliance relationship and combined defense posture—sustaining the existing US-guaranteed Korean security, despite the fact that this may result in a more heightened level of military tension on the Korean peninsula. On the other hand, we can make a cautious attempt to capitalize upon Chinese influence on North Korea—keeping it from military provocations against the South and...