North Korea, missile defense, and U.S.-China security dilemma

Ekmektsioglou, Eleni; Lee, Ji-Young

doi:10.1080/09512748.2020.1862285

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“…Under these circumstances and with the real Chinese intentions unknown, USA fearing China's regional dominance with "hard power" in East Asia, has steadily increased its involvement in the region. In a context of solid military defense cooperation, maintain USs military units in Japan, South Korea, and Australia, as well as significantly enhance their defense efforts by providing weapons systems (Ekmektsioglou and Lee, 2020). As far as Taiwan is concerned, they maintain a defense agreement to ensure the essential independence of the island state, supplying it with anti-submarine warfare and "denial of access" weapon systems.…”

Section: Strategical Competition In the Eastern Asiamentioning

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Security Dilemma Between USA and China: A Strategic Perception Approach

Kanellopoulos

2023

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This paper approaches the "Security Dilemma" as the cornerstone of Realist school of thought strategic Theory. According to that, states are regularly trapped into competition escalations, due to the lack of a clear “opponent” strategy and operational decisions’ understanding. This situation, leads to political distrust, occurring economical rivalries and military conflicts. Subsequently, 21st century China’s commercial and military power rising, creates fear for the states in the East Asia region and the global naval powers, a situation that promotes a new world competition between USA and China.

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Section: Strategical Competition In the Eastern Asiamentioning

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Security Dilemma Between USA and China: A Strategic Perception Approach

Kanellopoulos

2023

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“…7 Meanwhile, some analysts turns their attention to the blowbacks of enhancing military counterforces to wrestle with North Korea's nuclear weapons. Ekmektsioglou and Lee (2020) argue that the US deterrent measures like missile defense allow China to reinforce its own military countermeasures, leaving security in the region more unstable. 8 Second, an internal approach traces the reasons why Pyongyang seeks a nuclear program on the grounds that bespoke measures might be developed by better understanding the North Korean regime.…”

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“…Meanwhile, some analysts turns their attention to the blowbacks of enhancing military counterforces to wrestle with North Korea's nuclear weapons. Ekmektsioglou and Lee (2020) argue that the US deterrent measures like missile defense allow China to reinforce its own military countermeasures, leaving security in the region more unstable.…”

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Arms Control Dialogue or Gray Zone Talks? Pitfalls of the Discourses of Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and Nuclear Arms Control*

Ban

2022

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What makes the schemes to address Pyongyang's nuclear program so ineffective? Aside from conventional explanations, two gray zone discourses are at play. First, the gray zone discourse of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula has been viable since 1991. Second, another gray zone discourse of nuclear arms control with North Korea has been gathering pace recently. Gray zone discourses blur the line between North Korea and the United States regarding who should be a targeted state. How are gray zone discourses at play in the long process of negotiations and talks? Who is the most likely to win if these gray zone discourses remain intact? These blurred discourses also help North Korea become a recognized nuclear power and a normal state in an international arena. Leaving the distorted mechanism unchecked can encourage a gray zone perpetrator to seize the initiative of tackling nuclear issues, allowing North Korea to achieve a final goal of nuclearization. As part of the efforts to make gray zone discourses unfunctional, three strategic and policy remedies need to be at the forefront: making black‐and‐white discourses, increasing leverage to North Korea, and establishing a zero‐gray‐zone strategy.

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North Korea, missile defense, and U.S.-China security dilemma

Cited by 2 publications

References 46 publications

Security Dilemma Between USA and China: A Strategic Perception Approach

Security Dilemma Between USA and China: A Strategic Perception Approach

Arms Control Dialogue or Gray Zone Talks? Pitfalls of the Discourses of Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and Nuclear Arms Control*

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