Cooperation under the Security Dilemma: Evolving Inter-Korean Relations in the Early 1990s
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During the high-level talks period (1990–1992), the two Koreas showed their “good faith” to end antagonism and build the foundations of peaceful coexistence. Remarkable evidence of their “good faith” was the signing of the Basic Agreement in February 1992. In contrast, both Koreas posed “cynical” attitudes toward the other side’s strategic calculation that arose during the negotiations, which was aimed at taking advantage of the other’s weakness in either an economic or military capacity. This controversy arose from the fact that in inter-Korean relations there is the possibility of mutual armed aggression. This situation implies that the two Koreas are not always willing to guarantee the security of the other. This contradictory circumstance can be better understood through exploring neorealism and neoliberalism, and their propositions concerning inter-state cooperation under a security dilemma.
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During the high-level talks period (1990–1992), the two Koreas showed their “good faith” to end antagonism and build the foundations of peaceful coexistence. Remarkable evidence of their “good faith” was the signing of the Basic Agreement in February 1992. In contrast, both Koreas posed “cynical” attitudes toward the other side’s strategic calculation that arose during the negotiations, which was aimed at taking advantage of the other’s weakness in either an economic or military capacity. This controversy arose from the fact that in inter-Korean relations there is the possibility of mutual armed aggression. This situation implies that the two Koreas are not always willing to guarantee the security of the other. This contradictory circumstance can be better understood through exploring neorealism and neoliberalism, and their propositions concerning inter-state cooperation under a security dilemma.