Bolstering the U.S. Commitment to Improved Inter-Korean Relations
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Authors
Olsen, Edward A.
Subjects
reconciliation
reunification
nuclear weapons
sunshine policy
axis of evil
peace process
geopolitics
9/11
non-proliferation
brinkmanship
six-party talks
Carter
GHW Bush
Clinton
GW Bush
McCain
Obama
reunification
nuclear weapons
sunshine policy
axis of evil
peace process
geopolitics
9/11
non-proliferation
brinkmanship
six-party talks
Carter
GHW Bush
Clinton
GW Bush
McCain
Obama
Advisors
Date of Issue
2008-11-17
Date
November 17, 2003
Publisher
Language
Abstract
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.
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Conference Paper
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
22 p.
Citation
International Conference on "Korea at the Crossroads: The Challenges and Prospects", The Institute of Korean Studies (IKS), November 17, 2008, Seoul, Korea
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