South Korea’s mismatched diplomacy in Asia: middle power identity, interests, and foreign policy

Easley, Leif-Eric; Park, Kyuri

doi:10.1057/s41311-017-0073-5

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“…Japan and South Korea have long-term animosities stemming from Japan's past occupation of Korea. These animosities still strain relations today (Easley and Park, 2018). Because of these long-standing issues and their proximity to each another, Japan and South Korea are likely to respond to the expansion of the other's navy as well.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are two forces likely driving Japan's increase in naval power. One factor is the fear of US abandonment, whereas the other is the USA encouraging Japan to take on more responsibility for security in the region (Christensen, 2003;Dreyer, 2016;Easley and Park, 2018). Related to the second factor, Japan taking on more responsibility in the region could also be a way for the country to balance its military relationship with the USA.…”

Section: Sur Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ships over Troubled Waters: Examining Naval Development in Asia

Crisher

2021

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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What accounts for the growth of naval power in Asia, and are we witnessing a new naval arms race? Through a unique quantitative assessment of naval development in Asia, I show that economic and geostrategic factors are driving naval development in the region. Additionally, I examine the growth of naval might in China, Japan, India, and South Korea, and find evidence of a potential naval arms race in Asia. The article’s findings point to the importance of testing for regional variation in naval development and using specific weapons systems to test for evidence of an arms race.

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Section: Findings For State Year Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sur Findingsmentioning

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Ships over Troubled Waters: Examining Naval Development in Asia

Crisher

2021

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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“…But it has been observed that Korea shows more deference to China as compared to Japan. With regards to the foreign policy of the former President Park Geun-hye (2013–2017), Leif-Eric Easley and Kyuri Park have stated ‘However, against expectations for middle power diplomacy, Seoul applied a great power’s strategy of isolating and pressuring Tokyo, while behaving like a small power showing deference in relations with Beijing’ (Easley and Park 2017). This foreign policy of Park Geun-hye administration toward the two neighboring countries seems to be continuing under the current government in Korea.…”

Section: Us-led ‘Indo-pacific Strategy’ and Korea’s ‘New Southern Polmentioning

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Korea’s ‘New Southern Policy’ Towards India: An Analysis

Dhawan

2020

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations

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The Moon Jae-in administration in South Korea (hereafter Korea) initiated the ‘New Southern Policy’ in 2017 to foster closer relations with ASEAN and India and bring them at par with the four major powers—the United States of America (USA), China, Russia and Japan, which have traditionally played a dominant role in Korea’s foreign affairs. Korea’s strategy through this new policy has been to diversify its foreign relations and lessen dependence on these four major powers of the Northeast Asian region. In this policy shift India is projected as one of the key partners for Korea. However, there has not been much progress in Korea’s relations with India in the last 2 years. The New Southern Policy is also not compatible with US-led ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’ in which India is an integral component. This article argues that Seoul’s New Southern Policy toward New Delhi shall remain limited and would largely focus on developing economic relations rather than building security cooperation between the two countries.

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“…No obstante, no pueden aplicar una diplomacia coercitiva, sino que tienden a privilegiar mecanismos de cooperación en su política exterior. De esta manera, contribuyen también a construir instituciones y fortalecer las normas internacionales (Easley & Park, 2017).…”

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“…De acuerdo con Sohn (2015), el rol de Corea como poder medio es el de equilibrar las influencias de los grandes poderes en la región -Estados Unidos y China-y contribuir a aliviar la tensión que la relación entre estos dos gigantes genera, a través de una participación proactiva en la gobernanza multilateral. Esta visión optimista del rol de Seúl como balanceador entre estos dos grandes poderes es contestada por otras miradas que plantean que la alianza militar que Corea mantiene con Washington la aleja de este papel (Lee, 2012;Easley & Park, 2017). El sólo hecho de proponerse como balanceador en esta disputa, supone -desde la mirada de Estados Unidos inclusive-un alejamiento de la alianza, y paralelamente un mayor acercamiento relativo a China (Karim, 2018).…”

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Corea del Sur y la diplomacia multilateral:

Rubiolo¹,

Aguirre²

2020

CUPEA

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Corea del Sur se erige en Asia Pacífico como un poder emergente con creciente influencia internacional. Alejándose parcialmente de la focalización casi exclusiva en su relación con Estados Unidos como filtro de su proyección externa, Seúl comenzó a redefinir su política exterior global y regional desde una perspectiva de poder medio. Este proceso tuvo profundas repercusiones en la reconfiguración de la diplomacia multilateral y la gobernanza regional de Seúl, acercando al Estado a los procesos de integración regionales, entre los cuales se destaca la ASEAN. En este trabajo analizamos las características de la política exterior de Corea del Sur hacia ASEAN desde 1989 a la actualidad, con especial énfasis en las dimensiones política-estratégica y económica. A partir de este análisis intentamos contribuir al estudio sobre la diferenciación entre potencias medias y regionales, a través de la distinción de la política exterior de Corea a nivel internacional y su papel como actor regional.

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South Korea’s mismatched diplomacy in Asia: middle power identity, interests, and foreign policy

Cited by 17 publications

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Ships over Troubled Waters: Examining Naval Development in Asia

Ships over Troubled Waters: Examining Naval Development in Asia

Korea’s ‘New Southern Policy’ Towards India: An Analysis

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