Democratization and the US？South Korean Alliance

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article explains why, in the wake of South Koreas democratization, the U.S.-ROK alliance has suffered a steady decline while avoiding an abrupt collapse. I argue that democratization weakened this asymmetric alliance by increasing the political influence of nationalism in South Korea. New South Korean democratic elites, subscribing to nationalist ideals, demanded an autonomous, equal relationship with the United States regardless of the de facto power disparity between the two countries. These elites also de-emphasized the security threat from North Koreawith which they perceived a shared national identityand adopted an unconditional engagement policy with that nation. The United States in turn resented these elites apparently unrealistic policies and showed a decreased interest in the alliance. Democratization, however, did not cause an abrupt end to the alliance for two reasons. First, North Koreas military strength preserved a significant strategic need in South Korea for allied support. Second, as the result of a measured transition process, old pro-alliance elites in South Korea retained enough political clout to proscribe a radical shift in foreign policy away from the alliance with the United States, while new elites had opportunities to reconcile their nationalist ideals with strategic realities.

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