The Future of the Korean Peninsula

This book considers both Koreas - North Korea and South Korea - to examine possible pathways for the years leading up to 2032 and beyond, thus offering a composite picture of Korea and its strategic relevance in Asia and the world at large.

Autorentext

Mason Richey is Associate Professor of International Politics at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea.

** Jagannath P. Panda is a Research Fellow and Centre Head for East Asia at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India.

David A. Tizzard** is Assistant Professor at Seoul Women's University, South Korea.

Inhalt

Introduction-Prelude to Korea 2032 1. Promise and Peril: Korea in Northeast Asia 2. Ideas Matter in Inter-Korean Relations: Shifts in South Korea's Foreign Policy Interests and Behavior Vis-à-Vis North Korea 3. The Status Quo and Its Discontents: The Legacy of Donald Trump's "America First" and the Future of the US-Korea Relationship 4. Troubling Neighborhood: Japan's Perspective on the Korean Peninsula 5. China-Korea Relations in 2032: The Race for Eco-Political Dominance 6. Nuclear Issues on the Korean Peninsula 7. Between Accords and Discords: Korea in United Nations Discourse 8. A Unified Korean Peninsula Economy: Benefits for Both Sides of the 38th Parallel 9. Future Acts of Past Forgetting: Symbolism, Political Consciousness, and Ethno-Nationalism in Korean Reunification 10. Separation and Coming Together: Problems and Prospects for the Korean Peninsula 11. The Wilsonian State: Korea in Modern World History *

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