Agenda

1. ROK-U.S. Alliance in the Post-Cold War Era

2. How to Envision the ROK-U.S. Alliance

3. Tasks for the Strategic Alliance

1. ROK-U.S. Alliance in the Post-Cold War Era

1.1. The ROK-U.S. alliance was a product of the Cold War.

1.2. End of the Cold War: The ROK-U.S. alliance was exposed least of all to the aftereffects of the post-Cold War due to the 1993-4 NK nuclear crisis.

1.3. Inter-Korean Summit: The June 2000 summit created a controversy in South Korea on whether the reduction of tension on the Korean peninsula would be compatible with the existence of the ROK-U.S. alliance.

1.4. Rise of Anti-American Sentiment: South Korea's rising nationalistic sentiment in 2002 developed into a demand for more “reciprocal and equitable" relationship between South Korea and the United States.

1.5. Challenges for the ROK-U.S. Alliance
1) Emergence of Korean nationalism
2) Policy and perception gap between the U.S. and the ROK over how to deal with North Korea
3) U.S. uncertainties about how to work its (traditional) allies
4) Growing influence of China on the Korean peninsula