South Korea at the Crossroads: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers

372 Pages·2018·3.87 MB·English

by  Scott A. Snyder

SCOTT A . SNYDER
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Autonomy and Alliance (cid:43)
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SOUTH KOREA AT THE CROSSROADS
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SCOTT A. SNYDER
SOUTH KOREA
AT THE CROSSROADS
Autonomy and Alliance in
an Era of Rival Powers
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Snyder, Scott, 1964– author.
Title: South Korea at the crossroads : autonomy and alliance in an era of rival
powers / Scott A. Snyder.
Description: New York : Columbia University Press, 2017. | “A Council on
Foreign Relations book.” | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017024120 (print) | LCCN 2017045106 (ebook) |
ISBN 9780231546188 (e-book) | ISBN 9780231185486 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Korea (South)—Foreign relations—1960–1988. |
Korea (South)—Foreign relations—1988-2002. | Korea (South)—Foreign
relations—2002– | Korea (South)—Foreign relations—Korea (North) | Korea
(North)—Foreign relations—Korea (South). | Korea (South)—Foreign
relations—United States. | United States—Foreign relations—Korea (South) |
Korea (South)—Foreign relations—China. | China—Foreign
relations—Korea (South)
Classification: LCC JZ1747 (ebook) | LCC JZ1747 .S69 2017 (print) |
DDC 327.5195—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017024120
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and Barnett Baron
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CONTENTS
List of Figures and Tables xi
Preface xiii
1. SOUTH KOREA’S STRATEGIC CHOICES
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2. STRATEGIC CHOICES UNDER AUTHORITARIAN RULE
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3. ROH TAE-WOO AND KIM YOUNG-SAM:
NORDPOLITIK AND DEMOCRATIZATION
53
4. KIM DAE-JUNG AND THE SUNSHINE POLICY
83
5. ROH MOO-HYUN’S BALANCER POLICY
114
CONTENTS
6. LEE MYUNG-BAK’S GLOBAL KOREA POLICY
143
7. PARK GEUN-HYE’S ASIAN PARADOX
170
8. THE PARADOX OF SOUTH KOREA’S
MIDDLE-POWER STATUS
192
9. KOREA BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA
212
10. UNIFICATION AND KOREAN STRATEGIC CHOICES
237
EPILOGUE: SOUTH KOREAN STRATEGIC CHOICES
AND THE U.S.–SOUTH KOREA ALLIANCE
262
Select Source Documents 275
1. Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and
the Republic of Korea, 1953 275
2. Joint Statement of North and South, 1972 276
3. Inter-Korean Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-aggression, and
Exchanges and Cooperation Between South and North Korea, 1991 278
4. South-North Joint Declaration, 2000 282
5. Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations,
Peace, and Prosperity, 2007 283
6. Joint Vision for the Alliance of the United States of America and
the Republic of Korea, 2009 287
7. Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of
the Alliance Between the Republic of Korea and
the United States of America, 2013 289
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CONTENTS
Chronology of Important Events in South Korean Strategic History 293
Notes 309
Select Bibliography 341
Index 343
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