Hedging between the United States and China? South Korea’s ideology-driven behavior and its implications for national security

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Given the limits of the prevailing hedging account for Seoul’s puzzling behavior that is in conformity with the interests of its adversary (i.e. North Korea) and potential threat (i.e. China) rather than those of its principal ally (i.e. the United States) and security cooperation partner (i.e. Japan), this article emphasizes the impact of the progressive ideology on Seoul’s security policy. In doing so, it calls for attention to a domestic source of ideology in explaining the security behaviors of a secondary state, which is under-researched and thus is poorly understood.

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Title: International Relations of the Asia-Pacific

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Print): 1470-482X

ISSN (Electronic): 1470-4838

Publication date Created: January 01 2023

Publication date Created: December 28 2022

Publication date Created: September 20 2021

Publication date Other: January 01 2023

Publication date (Print): December 28 2022

Publication date (Electronic): September 20 2021

Volume: 23

Issue: 1

Pages: 129-158

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DOI: 10.1093/irap/lcab020

SO-VID: 870a5952-f068-41cc-a549-27aacdc47f39

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