Understanding contemporary Korea from a Russian perspective : political and economic development since 2008 / Anatoly Torkunov, Georgy Toloraya, Ilya Dyachkov.
Torkunov, A. V. (Anatoliĭ Vasilʹevich), 1950- author.; Tolorai͡a, G. D. (Georgiĭ Davidovich), author.; Dʹi͡achkov, Ilʹi͡a, author.
2022
DS922.8 .T67 2022eb
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Understanding contemporary Korea from a Russian perspective : political and economic development since 2008 / Anatoly Torkunov, Georgy Toloraya, Ilya Dyachkov.
Author
Torkunov, A. V. (Anatoliĭ Vasilʹevich), 1950- author.
ISBN
9783031076015 (ebook)
303107601X (ebook)
9783031076008 (hardback)
3031076001 (hardback)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07601-5
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language
English
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10.1007/978-3-031-07601-5 doi
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DS922.8 .T67 2022eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.9519
951.905
Summary
This book presents a comprehensive overview of political and economic developments as well as security issues in the Korean Peninsula during 20082020 from a Russian perspective. The authors offer a rich analysis of domestic affairs in both Korean states and the international situation they act in. The books first section, Diverging Development Paths, analyzes the evolution of North and South Korea in the early twenty-first century. The next section, The Nuclear Challenge, assesses Seouls and Pyongyangs foreign policy options within ever-changing domestic and international circumstances under the looming nuclear shadow. The final section, Partnering with Russia, presents an unprecedented first-hand account of Seouls and Pyongyangs dealings with Moscow. The book provides a unique account with expertise from Russia, one of the four states directly involved in Korean affairs, providing insights on domestic and diplomatic decision-making of the two Korean states and international efforts to resolve the nuclear issue. Anatoly Torkunov has served as rector of MGIMO University, Russia, since 1992. In 2008, he became full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Torkunov is the author and co-author of more than 200 scientific works, including 12 monographs. He is an expert in international relations, regional subsystems (in the Asia-Pacific region and Northeast Asia), the recent history of Korea, and the history of diplomacy. Georgy Toloraya is Honorary Director of the Center of Russian Strategy in Asia at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a former diplomat and a scholar with decades-long experience on Asian and global issues. He served in Asia, including North and South Korea, collaborated with a number of Russian and international academic institutes and universities (including IMEMO, Brookings Institution, MGIMO, Higher School of Economics), and published 10 books and numerous articles on Asian affairs and global governance issues with specific interest on Korean affairs. Ilya Dyachkov has been teaching Korean and Korean Studies at MGIMO University, Russia. His research focuses on security in Northeast Asia, the Korean nuclear problem, inter-Korean cooperation, collective memory issues, and Russo-Korean relations. He authored over 60 works on Asia and Korea-related topics in Russian, English, and Korean.
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Tolorai͡a, G. D. (Georgiĭ Davidovich), author.
Dʹi͡achkov, Ilʹi͡a, author.
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1. Introduction
Section 1: Diverging Development Paths
Chapter 2. North Korea: The Decline of the Kim Jong-IL Era
Chapter 3. The Start of Kim Jong-UN's Era in North Korea: Political Consolidation
Chapter 4. New Socio-Economic Trends of the Kim Jong-UN Era: Covert Transformations
Chapter 5. South Korea: The Conservatives Strike Back
Chapter 6. The Fall of the "Father of the Nation's" Daughter: South Korea Under Park Guenhye
Chapter 7. The Comeback of the Liberals in South Korea
Chapter 8. Inter-Korean Relations: Ups and Downs
Section 2: The Nuclear Challenge
Chapter 9. North Koreas's Nuclear Missile Policy: New Facts
Chapter 10. Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy in Times of Growing Tensions Between Pyongyang and the Administrations of Barack Obama and Lee Myungbak
Chapter 11. A New Period of Confrontation (2010-2017)
Chapter 12. Detente and StagnationWhat Lies Ahead?
Chapter 13. Advantages of the SIx-Party Format as the Foundation of the Collective Security System in North East Asia
Section 3: Partnering with Russia
Chapter 14. Russia's Political Focus on the Korean Settlement
Chapter 15. A Difficult but Frank Dialogue with Kim Jong-IL
Chapter 16. Russia's Relations with North Korea Under Kim Jong-UN: Ups and Downs
Chapter 17. Breaking the Deadlock in Economic Cooperation with North Korea
Chapter 18. On the Path Towards a "Strategic Partnership" with South Korea: Challenges of the Conservative Decade and New Hopes
Chapter 19. Russia-South Korea Economic Relations Against the Background of Regional Economic Integration
Epilogue. .

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