From Human Insecurity to International Crisis: Security Spillover on the Korean Peninsula = From Human Insecurity to International Crisis: Security Spillover on the Korean Peninsula

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Strategic analysis is founded on the assumption of rational behavior based upon calculating decision-making by unitary actors. With regard to security on the Korean Peninsula, however, this article challenges the belief that the internal affairs of states should be discounted, and posits that the lack of internal justice may increase international disorder. Regarding states as unitary rational actors misses alternative explanations for behavior, leads to the adoption of self-fulfilling worst-case-scenario planning, is inherently confrontational, and contributes to the likelihood of the emergence of a security dilemma. Thus if those who engage strategically with the DPRK truly wish to reduce the threat posed by the rogue regime, it is essential that all aspects of the security spectrum be considered.