Korean Drama : A Korean Perspective on Nuclear Weapons, Negotiation, and Unification Il Young Jeong & Rose Adams Amazon Kindle Edition : January 23, 2024 ISBN: 9798218366841 Korea is known for its drama, whether it's the theatrics of North Korea's provocations or our beloved dramas and K-pop, Korea has risen on the world stage and captivated the attention of millions around the globe. Whether you come from a security background or want to know why regional tensions are so high the even BTS couldn’t avoid military service, this book aims to familiarize readers with a South Korean perspective on inter-Korean affairs, untangle recent events on the Peninsula, and discuss what "supporting role" the US might play in this world-class Korean drama. Just like Korea’s famous movies and TV shows, there is no shortage of drama on the Korean Peninsula. Unlike these shows, however, the ending remains unclear. This book endeavors to explain the plot so far and look f
* The United Nations members who participated in the Korean War are standing. @iStock Il Young Jeong Research Professor_Institute of Social Sciences_Sogang University The Korean War did not end, but rather ‘concluded’ with a mutual cessation of hostilities. Under the armistice agreement, the Cold War endured on the peninsula with the trilateral alliance between the US, South Korea, and Japan on one side and the North Korea-China-Russia trilateral alliance on the other. While the dissolution of the Soviet Union may have ended the Cold War in Europe, the Cold War persisted on the peninsula. In this chapter, we will look at how South Korea’s policies regarding North Korea have evolved since the end of the Korean War and how the US-ROK alliance has responded to the problems that have arisen in pursuit of these policies. South Korea’s “Nordpolitik” Policy and the End of the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union As the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union