Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 549 g
Reihe: Asian Security Studies
Sovereignty, Legitimacy, and the Bomb
Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 549 g
Reihe: Asian Security Studies
ISBN: 978-1-032-73205-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of North Korea’s nuclear strategies and of the decisions which explain its strategic motivations.
The existence of two separate Koreas is an accepted outcome of the current international system. However, in today’s emerging multipolar order, the question of Korean legitimacy remains unresolved and South Korea finds itself surrounded by three nuclear powers— China, Russia, and, de facto, North Korea. This book traces North Korea’s nuclear quest across three major epochs: the Cold War, the post-Cold War, and post- September 11 periods. Through these lenses, the book reveals the underlying drivers of North Korea’s nuclear decisions and strategies, providing evidence that North Korea’s nuclear weapons are not only intended to guarantee the survival of the Kim regime but also hold the key for Pyongyang to resolve the lingering question over Korean legitimacy. The book provides evidence, through a longitudinal case study, that North Korea’s nuclear program provides a means to achieve full sovereign control of the Korean Peninsula by exploiting future opportunities in an increasingly multipolar international order.
This book will be of interest to students in the fields of foreign policy, defense policy, nuclear proliferation, Korean Studies and International Relations.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Moderne Kriegsführung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction. 1. From Tributary to Colony to Divided State: Korean Sovereignty in a Changing World. Part I. Bipolar Order in the Cold War. Section Introduction. Section Introduction. 2. Liberated Korea in a Bipolar Atomic Order. 3. From Armistice to Atomic Ambitions: Planting the Seeds of Nuclear Latency. 4. Roots of Nuclear Resolve: Kim Il Sung’s Proliferation Decision. 5. Seoul’s Cold War Triumph and Pyongyang’s Nuclear Subterfuge. Part II. Unipolar Order in the Post-Cold War. Section Introduction. Section Introduction. 6. North Korea’s Nuclear Path to Legitimacy. 7. Brinkmanship and Diplomacy: Negotiating with North Korea. Part III. World Disorder and the Post-September 11 Era. Section Introduction. Section Introduction. 8. Kim Jong Il’s Nuclear Acquisition Decision. 9. Kim Jong Un’s Race Against Sanctions and the Ripening of North Korea’s Nuclear Doctrine. 10. Conclusion.
