Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/97059 
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Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
DIIS Report No. 2012:10
Publisher: 
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
Abstract: 
The divided Korean peninsula is a flashpoint in the regional security complex in East Asia. The central issue is the threat posed by North Korea and how to meet it. After a review of North Korea as an international actor and of two important incidents in 2010 (the sinking of the South Korean naval ship Cheonan and North Korea's shelling of the South Korean coastal island of Yeonpyeong), the rationality underlying the country's military efforts is considered. South Korea's Nordpolitik is reviewed and the rise and decline of its sunshine policy and the role of its alliance with the United States is described. Two non-Korean great powers, China and the United States, are important actors in the region, and their relations with North Korea, goals and priorities, and implementation strategies are outlined. The report concludes with reflections on the potential for changing the present security complex, which is marked by a fear of war, into a restrained security regime, based on agreed and observed rules of conduct.
ISBN: 
978-87-7605-508-0
Document Type: 
Research Report

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