Korean Foreign Policy midterm

Under which president trade with NK was established for the first time?

Kim Dae Jung

Sunshine policy. Who?

Kim Dae Jung

Explain sunshine policy ideas. What was the main idea? Which other similar ideas were created in the world?

Increase contact → decrease misperceptions → change. Interdependence, institution-building and humanitarian aid. Economic cooperation leads to cooperation in other spheres - neofunctionalism

Which American president named NK as one of the axis of evil?

Bush

First president actively supported by the public

Roh Moo Hyun

Name of the Roh Moo Hyun NK policy

Peace and Prosperity policy

Six-Party Talks. Parties. Years

SK, NK, US, China, Japan, Russia. 2003-2009

Under who wartime operational control was transfered to US?

Roh Moo Hyun

Relations with Japoan under Roh Moo Hyun. Economy, politics. Historical challenge

NK issue cooperation, FTA and people exchanges, US-Japan alliance. Yasukuni island issue

Challenges in relations with China (2)

NK refugees and Goguryeo origin dispute

Who had a nickname “Balancer”?

Roh Moo Hyun

Who had a nickname “Buldozer”?

Lee Myung Bak

Name of the policy to present Korean international profile under Lee Myung Bak

Global Korea policy

Name of the policy to give back to international community, K contribution to global public goods under Lee Myung Bak

Global Korea policy

Name of Lee Myung Bak’s NK policy

Denuclearization and Opening 3000

Who must denuclearize under the Denuclearization and Opening 3000?

NK

Global Korea policy. Who was the creator?

Lee Myung Bak

Denuclearization and Opening 3000. Under which president?

Lee Myung Bak

Who started to implement niche diplomacy for the first time?

Lee Myung Bak

Main niches of the focus during Lee Myung Bak? (2)

Economic diplomacy, Energy diplomacy

SK made its own missile defense system. Under whom? Who was the buyer of the technology (which country)?

Lee Myung Bak. UAE

Who had the aim to make Seoul the regional trade hub?

Lee Myung Bak

Under which president Dokdo island issue became known to Japanese public?

Lee Myung Bak

Which Korean president had held summit with Medvedev?

Lee Myung Bak

Who focused attention to Asian paradox?

Park Geun Hye

What is the Asian Paradox?

contradictions in East Asian relations (SK-NK relations, armed rivalry, past-based difficult relations). China-Japan-SK-NK

What regions were the main focuses of narrow approach of Park Geun Hye foreign policy?

Peninsula, NEAsia, US

Name of the NK policy under Park Geun Hye

Trustpolitik

Who was the creator of Trustpolitik?

Park Geun Hye

Was park Geun Hye preparing for unification or not?

Yes

Who was the first president to integrate Central Asia and Russia in its initiatives?

Park Geun Hye. Under Eurasia initiative

What became the main challenge in relations with China under Park Geun Hye?

THAAD deployment

Who was the president who made desicion to deploy THAAD?

Park Geun Hye

Which president was able to get the Japanese acknowledgement of comfort women issue and payment to victims?

Park Geun Hye

First president to start US-ROK cooperation beyond Peninsula?

Lee Myung Bak

Was US and SK under Park Geun Hye cooperating in the world on issues like poverty, education, health?

Yes

Who tried to persue balanced diplomacy to have less dependency and more diversification in international relations?

Moon Jae In

Moon Jae In: unification or no unification?

no unification → peaceful coexistence

Who must denuclearize according to the concept of Moon Jae In?

Whole Peninsula

Main goals of Moon Jae In with NK

Denuclearization of Peninsula and peace treaty

Whic president used sports diplomacy during his tenure?

Moon Jae In

How Pyongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games influenced the InterKorean relations during Moon Jae In?

Sport exchanges, pause of US-ROK joint military exercise, meet with Kim Yo Jong (Kim Jong Un sister)

Who was the mediator of NK-US?

Moon Jae In

When rebranding of KJU as a leader who can make steps toward a dialogue happened?

2018 summit in Panmunjom

Main challenge of US-NK talks

No measures to achieve goals mentioned

Russia’s role for Korea

Eurasia connectivity partner, trade partner, energy provider, cooperation on NK

Who created the cooperation committee for SK with Russia, central Asia and Mongolia?

Moon Jae In

3 NO policy. Who was the president in SK who promoted? Towards which country? What are these 3 nos?

Moon Jae In to China. No more additional THAAD, No participation in US-led defense system, No military alliance between Japan-US-ROK