Accession Number:

ADA561205

Title:

Joint Vision for the Korean Peninsula -- Can We Get There?

Descriptive Note:

Research paper

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Ledwith, Sioban J.

Report Date:

2012-03-11

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

On June 16, 2009, United States President Barack Obama and Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-Bak issued a Joint Vision Statement for the Alliance of the United States and the Republic of Korea. The joint statement laid out a shared vision for the Korean Peninsula and the Northeast Asia region to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century. The four main objectives are centered on the future of Korea, setting the stage for peaceful reunification, elimination of North Koreas nuclear weapons programs, and promoting human rights in North Korea. North Koreas unpredictability poses a threat to the Korean Peninsula and to the entire Northeast Asia region. North Korea is a multifaceted, complex problem that requires a multifaceted approach. Trilateral cooperation with China coupled with all the elements of the Alliances elements of national power can set the conditions for the Joint Vision Statement to become a reality in this century.

Descriptors:

• *CHINA
• *COOPERATION
• *FOREIGN POLICY
• *POLITICAL ALLIANCES
• *SOUTH KOREA
• *THREATS
• *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN)
• HUMAN RIGHTS
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• NORTH KOREA
• NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Sociology and Law
• Nuclear Weapons

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE