JAPAN’S ENGAGEMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 1990-2000
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Japan stands at a critical junction in its relationship with the two Koreas. Tokyo, like Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang, faces a profound choice. It can strike out on a new path that will depart from the practices and priorities of the Cold War and, potentially, toward a durable peace in northeast Asia. Essential to this process is close trilateral coordination with Seoul and Washington, a process already underway. Success will require that all parties make major adjustments in their conduct, attitudes and priorities, particularly toward North Korea. The potential reward for these changes would be the improvement of both relations and prospects for peace and stability in northeast Asia. Ultimately, a durable peace for the region will be possible only after Pyongyang relinquishes its reliance on coercion and fear as ways to pursue its national interests. For Japan, the dual policy of persistent engagement and restrained deterrence backed by trilateral diplomatic and military cooperation between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington appears the best approach.
Abstract
Japan stands at a critical junction in its relationship with the two Koreas. Tokyo, like Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang, faces a profound choice. It can strike out on a new path that will depart from the practices and priorities of the Cold War and, potentially, toward a durable peace in northeast Asia. Essential to this process is close trilateral coordination with Seoul and Washington, a process already underway. Success will require that all parties make major adjustments in their conduct, attitudes and priorities, particularly toward North Korea. The potential reward for these changes would be the improvement of both relations and prospects for peace and stability in northeast Asia. Ultimately, a durable peace for the region will be possible only after Pyongyang relinquishes its reliance on coercion and fear as ways to pursue its national interests. For Japan, the dual policy of persistent engagement and restrained deterrence backed by trilateral diplomatic and military cooperation between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington appears the best approach.