The Two Koreas and the Great PowersThis book explores Korea's place in terms of multiple levels and domains of interaction pertaining to foreign-policy behaviors and relations with the four regional/global powers (China, Russia, Japan, and the United States). The synergy of global transformations has now brought to an end Korea's proverbial identity and role as the helpless shrimp among whales, and both North Korea and South Korea have taken on new roles in the process of redefining and projecting their national identities. Synthetic national identity theory offers a useful perspective on change and continuity in Korea's turbulent relationships with the great powers over the years. Following a review of Korean diplomatic history and competing theoretical approaches, along with a synthetic national-identity theory as an alternative approach, one chapter each is devoted to how Korea relates to the four powers in turn, and the book concludes with a consideration of inter-Korean relations and potential reunification. |
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... remains unchanged and unchangeable is the geograph- ical location of the Korean peninsula , tightly enveloped by the three big neighboring powers . As Jules Cambon wrote in 1935 , “ The geographical position of a nation is the principal ...
... remains unchanged and unchangeable is the geograph- ical location of the Korean peninsula , tightly enveloped by the three big neighboring powers . As Jules Cambon wrote in 1935 , “ The geographical position of a nation is the principal ...
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... remains unwilling to participate with Seoul in joint exercises , even in basic areas such as search and rescue or humanitar- ian operations , nor in the exchange of naval port calls by each other's ships . There remains some need of ...
... remains unwilling to participate with Seoul in joint exercises , even in basic areas such as search and rescue or humanitar- ian operations , nor in the exchange of naval port calls by each other's ships . There remains some need of ...
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... remains the single largest investor in South Korea in terms of FDI stocks , although European investment flows have surpassed U.S. flows several times . Japan and China trail far behind both the United States and Europe in terms of ...
... remains the single largest investor in South Korea in terms of FDI stocks , although European investment flows have surpassed U.S. flows several times . Japan and China trail far behind both the United States and Europe in terms of ...
Contents
China and the Two Koreas | 42 |
The Making of a Triangular Relationship | 52 |
New Challenges of the BeijingSeoulPyongyang | 63 |
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