The Origin of the United States Security Commitment to the Republic of Korea

Abstract

This thesis illuminates the nature of the United States security commitment to the Republic of Korea by analyzing its origin. It is concluded that the commitment is a function of the American approach to foreign policy, and especially US-Soviet relations, more than of any intrisically vital US interests in Korea. Korea policy from 1945 to 1953 is analyzed in terms of a debate between proponents of differing approaches to commitment. The seeming inconsistency between the 1949 troop withdrawal and the US intervention in 1950 is seen as the result of a shift in overall foreign policy rather than a reassessment of Korea's geostrategic importance to the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184126

Entities

People

  • Gary J. Porfert

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Department Of State
  • Far East
  • Foreign Relations
  • Globalization
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Budgets
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.