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- Title
THE COMING DECADE OF CHANGE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA: IMPLICATIONS FOR NORTHEAST ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES.
- Authors
Buchanan, Thomas H.
- Abstract
The next decade on the Korean peninsula will be one of dramatic change. With a nearly nonexistent economy and its people facing severe famine, the DPRK has no choice but to move away from its self-reliance policies towards another course of action--most likely leading to reunification of the peninsula. However it plays out, the changes in Korea will have important regional implications and impact U.S. military presence in Northeast Asia. Policy makers must formulate plans now for U.S. forces in the region during, and after, Korean reunification. Despite being in shambles internally, North Korea remains a hermit kingdom standing steadfastly against the tides of change and pressures from the outside world to become part of the international community. The Korean peninsula remains a potential, and very likely, international flashpoint as no formal peace treaty was signed after the Korean War--only an armistice agreement keeps the peninsula in a fragile military stalemate. With a badly broken economy, its people continuing to face famine, the threat to resume its nuclear program, and the recent missile firings over Japan, North Korea will likely be an international flashpoint sooner rather than later.
- Subjects
UNITED States; KOREA; UNITED States military relations; KOREAN reunification question (1945- ); MILITARY relations
- Publication
East Asia: An International Quarterly, 1999, Vol 17, Issue 4, p7
- ISSN
1096-6838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12140-999-0015-y