Author: Chae-gyu PakPublisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The Foreign Relations of North Korea
Author: Chae-gyu PakPublisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
North Korea's Foreign Policy
Author: Lenka CaisovaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351028081
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This book analyses North Korean foreign policy since 1994, aiming to better understand the part the DPRK plays in international politics. Pyongyang is the country’s capital and largest city. To the north and northwest, the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok and Tumen rivers; it is bordered to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone separating the two. Nevertheless, North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Both North Korea and South Korea became members of the UN in 1991. Applying the role theoretical approach to North Korea for the first time, this book charts the continuities and changes in North Korean foreign policy, drawing on content analysis of North Korean periodicals. It begins with an identification of roles, before analysing the relationship between these roles and foreign policy in practice. In particular, it examines the links between role shifts and changes in interaction with the U.S. and South Korea. This book also demonstrates that the existence of pressure, sanctions and confrontations have contributed to a confrontational, isolationist and inward-looking foreign policy. Therefore, it argues, one should be aware that if the DPRK is constantly treated as if it is a nuclear state – and even a rogue state – it is much easier for it to enact a role on the international stage which reflects this. As a study of the foreign policy of the world’s most controversial and secretive country, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Korean politics and international relations, as well as Asian Studies more generally.
Domestic Constraints on South Korean Foreign Policy
Author: Scott A. SnyderPublisher: Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN: 0876097336
Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
These essays support the argument that strong and effective presidential leadership is the most important prerequisite for South Korea to sustain and project its influence abroad. That leadership should be attentive to the need for public consensus and should operate within established legislative mechanisms that ensure public accountability. The underlying structures sustaining South Korea’s foreign policy formation are generally sound; the bigger challenge is to manage domestic politics in ways that promote public confidence about the direction and accountability of presidential leadership in foreign policy.
North Korean Foreign Policy
Author: Yongho KimPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739148648
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Threat does not inherently matter unless it is perceived, and, on the other hand, anything that is perceived as threat matters, whether or not the threat rings true. North Korean Foreign Policy: Security Dilemma and Succession, by Yongho Kim, posits security dilemma and political succession as the two main factors that North Korea perceives as threat, and that these external and domestic threats constitute Pyongyang's provocative foreign policy. North Korean Foreign Policy suggests that an effective policy for countries relating to North Korea, whether dovish or hawkish, should deal directly with Kim Jong-il's political survival, and not with Pyongyang's failed economy.
Life Inside North Korea
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Korea (North)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
New Challenges of North Korean Foreign Policy
Author: Kyung-Ae ParkPublisher: Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Part 1: Challenges from Within * Socialist Neoconservatism and North Korean Foreign Policy - Ruediger Frank * People's Exit, Regime Stability, and North Korean Diplomacy - Kyung-Ae Park * Food Crisis and North Korea's Aid Diplomacy: Seeking the Path of Least Resistance - Mark Manyin * Military-First (Songun) Politics: Implications for External Policies - Han S. Park * Part 2: Challenges from the Changing International Environment * 'China Rising' and Its Implications for North Korea's China Policy - David C. Kang * Multilateralism and Pyongyang's Foreign Policy Strategy - Gilbert Rozman * Changes in Seoul's North Korea Policy and Implications for Pyonyang's Inter-Korean Diplomacy - Scott Snyder * Domestic Determinants of U.S. Policy toward North Korea and Ramifications for Pyongyang - Gordon Flake * Challenges for North Korea's Nuclear Endgame - Victor D. Cha * Rapprochement in Postwar History: Implications for North Korea - Bruce Cumings.
North Korean Foreign Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
Author: Samuel S. KimPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
This book examines the changing face of North Korea's foreign policy and how its leaders deal with the rest of the world, in the light of its altering political and economic conditions.
South Korea at the Crossroads
Author: Scott A. SnyderPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231546181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Against the backdrop of China’s mounting influence and North Korea’s growing nuclear capability and expanding missile arsenal, South Korea faces a set of strategic choices that will shape its economic prospects and national security. In South Korea at the Crossroads, Scott A. Snyder examines the trajectory of fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions—and a prescription—for the future. Pairing a historical perspective with a shrewd understanding of today’s political landscape, Snyder contends that South Korea’s best strategy remains investing in a robust alliance with the United States. Snyder begins with South Korea’s effort in the 1960s to offset the risk of abandonment by the United States during the Vietnam War and the subsequent crisis in the alliance during the 1970s. A series of shifts in South Korean foreign relations followed: the “Nordpolitik” engagement with the Soviet Union and China at the end of the Cold War; Kim Dae Jung’s “Sunshine Policy,” designed to bring North Korea into the international community; “trustpolitik,” which sought to foster diplomacy with North Korea and Japan; and changes in South Korea’s relationship with the United States. Despite its rise as a leader in international financial, development, and climate-change forums, South Korea will likely still require the commitment of the United States to guarantee its security. Although China is a tempting option, Snyder argues that only the United States is both credible and capable in this role. South Korea remains vulnerable relative to other regional powers in northeast Asia despite its rising profile as a middle power, and it must balance the contradiction of desirable autonomy and necessary alliance.
North Korean Foreign Relations in the Post-Cold War World
Author: Samuel S. KimPublisher: Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN:
Category : Korea (North)
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The author examines North Korea's foreign relations with China, Russia, Japan, the United States, and South Korea during the post-Cold War era. North Korea's extended and heavy reliance on foreign aid and assistance -both military and economic-in the first 4 decades came from China, the Soviet Union, and communist bloc states; in the past 2 decades, this aid has come from countries including China, South Korea, and the United States. He argues that central to understanding North Korea's international behavior in the 21st century is the extent to which the policies of the United States have shaped that behavior. Although some readers may not agree with all of Dr. Kim's interpretations and assessments, they nevertheless will find his analysis simulating and extremely informative.
North Korea in Transition
Author: Kyung-Ae ParkPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442218126
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Following the death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea has entered a period of profound transformation laden with uncertainty. This authoritative book brings together the world's leading North Korea experts to analyze both the challenges and prospects the country is facing. Drawing on the contributors' expertise across a range of disciplines, the book examines North Korea's political, economic, social, and foreign policy concerns. Considering the implications for Pyongyang's transition, it focuses especially on the transformation of ideology, the Worker's Party of Korea, the military, effects of the Arab Spring, the emerging merchant class, cultural infiltration from the South, Western aid, and global economic integration. The contributors also assess the impact of North Korea's new policies on China, South Korea, the United States, and the rest of the world. Comprehensive and deeply knowledgeable, their analysis is especially crucial given the power consolidation efforts of the new leadership underway in Pyongyang and the implications for both domestic and international politics. Contributions by: Nicholas Anderson, Charles Armstrong, Bradley Babson, Victor Cha, Bruce Cumings, Nicholas Eberstadt, Ken Gause, David Kang, Andrei Lankov, Woo Young Lee, Liu Ming, Haksoon Paik, Kyung-Ae Park, Terence Roehrig, Jungmin Seo, and Scott Snyder.