Bolstering the U.S. Commitment to Improved Inter-Korean Relations

• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Edward A. Olsen
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 40, No 1, 155~199쪽, 전체 45쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.03.30

영문 초록

U.S. policy toward the inter-Korean relations of a divided Korea draws upon a complex historical legacy of the 19th and 20th centuries which influences current and future policy options. American cooperation with the ROK and adversarial relations with the DPRK symbolize the essence of the U.S. role between the two Koreas, but they also provide the framework for post-Cold War U.S. approaches to inter-Korean relations. North Korea’s post-Cold War strategic brinkmanship and nuclear agenda have escalated tensions, but also caused Americans during the Clinton and Bush administrations to consider more creative alternatives for dealing with inter-Korean dynamics. U.S. policy options toward inter-Korean affairs also are being shaped by post-9/11 U.S. global security issues and the geopolitical debate they created for the politics of the 2008 presidential election campaigns, setting the stage for the forthcoming Obama administration’s potential policies toward Korean relations on bilateral, multilateral, and unification issues. It would be very useful for the Obama administration to support developing a “U.S. Center” focusing on inter-Korean peace and unification.

목차

Abstact

I. Introduction

II. Historical Legacy of Early U.S. Policy toward the Two Korean States

III. Evolution of U.S. Policy Dynamics toward a Divided Korea and the Prospects for Reunification

IV. The Post-9/11 Context of U.S. Policy toward the Two Koreas and Bush Administration Policies

V. Coping with a Post-Bush Geopolitical Context for U.S. Policy Makers: The Spectrum of Alternatives

VI. U.S. Policy Options for Dealing with Inter-Korean Issues

VII. Recommendations for U.S. Policy to Bolster Korean Peace through Unification

References

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Reconciliation Reunification Nuclear Weapons Sunshine Policy Axis of Evil Peace Process Geopolitics 9/11 Non-Proliferation Brinkmanship Six- Party Talks Carter G.H.W. Bush Clinton G.W. Bush McCain Obama