From strategic patience to strategic uncertainty: Trump, North Korea, and South Korea’s new president
- 주제(키워드) Asia , China , Defense policy , Denuclearization , Diplomatic strategy , DPRK , Economic sanctions , Engagement policy , Japan , Kim Jong-un , Missile defense , Missile tests , Moon Jae-in , North Korean Nuclear Weapons , President Trump , Pyongyang , Republic of Korea , ROK , Seoul , South Korean Election , Terminal High Altitude Area Defense , THAAD , United States Alliances
- 등재 SCOPUS
- 발행기관 SAGE Publications Ltd
- 발행년도 2017
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000156521
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0043820017721361
초록/요약
The Trump administration declared the Obama-era “strategic patience” toward North Korea a failure. As President Trump extols unpredictability as a virtue, the new U.S. policy of “maximum pressure and engagement” has become a factor of strategic uncertainty in Northeast Asia. However, the instrumental use of uncertainty has a narrow window of opportunity for frustrating North Korea’s nuclear missile development and raising international expectations for China holding Pyongyang accountable. This article considers the prospects of the United States in leveraging “all options on the table” while recognizing the contradictions in China’s role and in South Korea’s domestic politics. © 2017, SAGE Publications Ltd. All rights reserved.
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