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Trilateral (U.S., ROK, Japan) Cooperation in the Resolution of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Author(s) -
Olsen Edward A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pacific focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1976-5118
pISSN - 1225-4657
DOI - 10.1111/j.1976-5118.2004.tb00187.x
Subject(s) - china , political science , nuclear weapon , east asia , perspective (graphical) , international trade , political economy , development economics , economy , sociology , law , economics , artificial intelligence , computer science
North Korea's use of diplomatic brinkmanship as part of its nuclear agenda has generated much international attention. Major repercussions have been experienced by the United States and its two Northeast Asian allies, South Korea and Japan, as they have tried to cooperate in meeting the challenges posed by North Korea. Although there are overlapping interests among all three members of the triangular diplomatic coalition, there also are gaps caused by each's perspective on how best to cope with the DPRK These gaps are exacerbated by tensions within each leg of the triangle, especially the ROK‐Japan leg. These relationships are influenced by each's pre‐crisis policies, the impact of North Korea's nuclear agenda on each part of the triangle, transnational differences caused by each member's broader interests, and the problems these factors have caused in creating meaningful cooperation. Triangular cooperation could be improved externally by working more closely with China and internally by devising means for the U.S. and Japan to be more attentive to ROK views of a sound solution for the problems caused by North Korea.