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- Title
Should The United States Support Korean Unification And If So, How?
- Authors
Maxwell, David S.
- Abstract
This article argues that the priority for the ROK-U.S. alliance must shift to Korean reunification. President Parks' Dresden Initiative provides an opportunity for the U.S. to support the ROK's plans for reunification. There are four paths to reunification: the ideal one is peaceful unification; the second is internal regime change leading to the emergence of new leadership that seeks peaceful unification; the third is catastrophic collapse of the Kim Family Regime; and the fourth and worst case is conflict and war. However, if comprehensive policies and a strategy with balance and coherency among ends, ways, and means is developed that focuses on reunification regardless of the path followed, the alliance will eventually be able to reach the ideal path to reunification even if there is collapse or war.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; NORTH Korea; UNITED States; KOREAN reunification question (1945- ); NUCLEAR weapons; POLITICS &; war
- Publication
International Journal of Korean Studies, 2014, Vol 18, Issue 1, p139
- ISSN
1091-2932
- Publication type
Article