Accession Number:

AD1004294

Title:

Korean Unification and the Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliance

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

National Defense University Washington United States

Personal Author(s):

• Helvey,David F.

Report Date:

2016-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

Security alliances can take many forms. They can be bilateral or multilateral, symmetric or asymmetric, highly institutionalized or largely unstructured. Regardless of form, security alliances as instruments of statecraft, at their most fundamental level, reflect a deliberate commitment among states to aggregate resources in the pursuit of common interests. For over 60 years, the U.S.Republic of Korea ROK alliance has defended South Korea from external attack and, through the combined efforts of both countries, contributed to peace and stability not only on the Korean Peninsula, but also in Northeast Asia, across the Asia-Pacific, and beyond.

Descriptors:

• foreign policy
• Political alliances
• International relations
• security
• Diplomacy

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE