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The Challenges of Reunification: Why South Korea Cannot Follow Germany’s Strategy
Stefan Niederhafner 한국학술연구원 2013 Korea Observer Vol.44 No.2
The separation of North and South Korea and their possible unification remains at the center of the South Korean political agenda and also influences international relations on a global scale. However,the debate focuses primarily on international relations issues,while the question of how, in practice, the South and the North could actually merge is rarely examined. Economic and, even more so, social questions are usually ignored. This article uses the German case to highlight critically several social and economic aspects of the German reunification and draws inferences in relation to the case of Korea. It shows that the German strategy, focusing on a quick political reunification while implementing policies to achieve social and economic unity later, is not feasible for North and South Korea. It argues that South Korea needs to develop strategies to maintain North Korea’s stability and to pursue social and economic harmonization first, before political reunification becomes a possibility.
STEFAN NIEDERHAFNER 이화여자대학교 국제통상협력연구소 2014 Asian International Studies Review Vol.15 No.2
In 2010, South Korea hosted a G20 summit. In line with its Global Korea strategy, the South Korean government sought to promote the country during the event as the “honest broker” that successfully mediated between developed and non-developed countries for sustainable global agreements. Contributing to the discussion about South Korea’s status in the international arena, this paper investigates the extent to which the host country was able to present itself in such a role. Using an analytical framework based on the middle power concept, this paper analyzes the newspaper coverage of eight leading English-language newspapers from the UK, the USA, and South Korea on the G20, and specifically on South Korea’s role during this event. Concerning South Korea’s perception as an “honest broker” and influential mediator, the result is rather negative, contradicting statements that South Korea proved its middle power qualities during the G20 summit. The paper concludes with some policy recommendations deduced from this result, as well as reflections on the general possibilities smaller countries have to utilize global high level events to promote their interests and international status.