Joint U.S. Korea Academic Studies
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Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2011About Joint U.S. Korea Academic Studies
For over twenty years, KEI has sponsored annual major academic symposiums at universities across the country and major academic conferences. Each year, papers are specially commissioned to fit panel topics of current policy relevance to the U.S.-ROK alliance and implications for the Korean peninsula. Following the symposium, KEI edits and publishes those papers in an annual volume entitled “Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies.”
Author: Doug J. Kim
Region: Asia
Theme: Inter-Korean, Security
Location: Korea, North, Korea, South, Russian Federation, China, United States of America
Published February 15, 2012
Download PDFThe United States, Russia, and China have cooperated to help deter North Korea from again invading the South and thus preventing Korean tensions to become a devastating hot war. While their interests have contributed to relative stability, they do not exactly complement those of South Korea, which, for example, envi- sions tomorrow’s Northeast Asia to include truly peaceful coexistence followed by a unified Korea at some point in the future. Consequently, their policies have significant implications for Seoul’s security planning. This paper recommends Seoul expand its public diplomacy to the surrounding powers and establish a Korean National Guard, among other measures.