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North Korea's fait accompli: implications of the changing status quo on the Korean Peninsula
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract While the world's attention is focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the intensifying conflict between the US and China, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula has continued to deteriorate. North Korea is steadily advancing the expansion of its military capabilities and recently unde... view more
While the world's attention is focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the intensifying conflict between the US and China, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula has continued to deteriorate. North Korea is steadily advancing the expansion of its military capabilities and recently undertook significant changes in its nuclear doctrine. At the same time, the rapidly changing geopolitical context makes a resolution of the North Korean nuclear conflict even less likely. North Korea’s unilateral change of the status quo on the Korean Peninsula poses a serious challenge to the international community, which has few options to counter this threat that is far too dangerous to ignore. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
North Korea; armaments; nuclear weapon; military doctrine; geopolitics; security policy; defense policy; diplomacy; international security; international cooperation; nuclear power; deterrence
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Nukleare Streitkräfte; Nuklearwaffenstaat; Internationale Reaktion; Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen; Vorschlag/Initiative; Außenpolitische Neuorientierung; Akzeptanz; Außenpolitische Strategie; Südkorea; Vereinigte Staaten; Militärische Zusammenarbeit
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
7 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 63/2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2022C63
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications