The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of the collapse of the ‘Berliner Mauer’(Berlin Wall), which has served as a catalyst for unification in the process of German unification, and to derive the implications of unification on the Korean...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of the collapse of the ‘Berliner Mauer’(Berlin Wall), which has served as a catalyst for unification in the process of German unification, and to derive the implications of unification on the Korean Peninsula by referring to this. This analysis aims to compare and analyze the process from the establishment of the Berlin Wall to the collapse in terms of interrelationships between four external action factors (four countries, 3+1 system, Gorbachev, 2+4 talks) and three domestic action factors (Berlin Wall, East-West German residents, and Shabowski). This study also examines the role of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in a unified Korea, as the collapse of the Berlin Wall sets a preliminary precedent for German unification. In other words, just as the German unification process was not just a summit talks or negotiations between East and West German authorities, we also need to benchmark the DMZ issue, as in the case of a unified Germany that played a role in the collapse of the Berlin Wall.