The Unification of Korea: Choices for a New Nation

Abstract

This monograph looks at the potential impact a unified Korea might have upon the regional and global competition. Although numerous concerns surround the peninsula's future, one might ask two primary questions in regard to unification and the balance of power: "What would unification look like?" and "What strategic impact would a unified Korea have on regional and global international relations?" Complicating this issue is the rising power of China and competing United States interests in the region. The regional dynamics and history of the Korean Peninsula provide insight into how South Korea, North Korea, and other nations in the region have behaved to meet their national interests in similar situations. This monograph will offer answers by using international relation theories to propose that if unification occurs, it will result in an absorption unification model, with Korea hedging its alliances with the United States and China in order to meet its national interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2019
Accession Number
AD1083497

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People

  • Barton L. Johnke

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Market Economy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • United States

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
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