South Korea's global geopolitical pivot
South Korea’s shifting foreign policy priorities are reflective of leadership changes, but the permanence of its policy pivots remain to be seen, writes Daniel Sneider (Stanford University).
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South Korea’s shifting foreign policy priorities are reflective of leadership changes, but the permanence of its policy pivots remain to be seen, writes Daniel Sneider (Stanford University).
The United States and North Korea coexist today in an antagonistic, high-risk stalemate. The Kim Jong Un government, feeling besieged by a “hostile” U.S. policy and fearing the potential for regime change, has centered its national defense strategy on strengthening deterrence through nuclear weapons. Facing this intractable nuclear threat, the Biden administration has reinforced a coercive, pressure-based approach that relies on diplomatic isolation, military deterrence and economic sanctions to contain, if not change, North Korea’s defiant behavior.
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