Unpacking the Ontological Foundation of North Korea's Ambivalent Foreign Policy
Brinkmanship as Rationality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6041253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrei Yamamoto (0000-0002-9215-9224, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 356-379 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aspp.12478 |
| OpenAlex | W2969557305 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Despite strong consensus regarding the rationale behind North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, namely to guarantee the regime’s survival, this paper investigates (1) why North Korea continuously engaged in provocations such as testing its nuclear and missile technologies despite its increasingly mature nuclear arsenal and thus its relatively high resilience vis‐à‐vis external interventions; and (2) why the USA was so successful at (temporarily) making North Korea cease such undertakings. Status Theory, a novel theory developed herein, is applied to provide an explanation for this phenomenon.Status Theory aims at shedding light on this crisis through its distinction between prestige and respect. It is hypothesized that Pyongyang places great importance on enforcing respect from Washington, while increasing its prestige domestically through frequent tests of its military capabilities. The post‐June 12th détente, albeit presumably temporary, is considered conducive to Kim’s status and is thus instrumental for the regime’s ontological security, but it is not conducive to denuclearization
Ambivalence · Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · Foundation (evidence · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Rationality · Sociology · Status quo · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Disarming Strangers
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Similar but Divergent Pathways
The Second North Korean Nuclear Crisis
The Real North Korea
Examining US news media discourses about North Korea
Why `Soft Power' Isn't So Soft
They Think They're Normal
Sanctions Reconsidered
What Do They Really Want
Status Seekers
Pyongyang's Survival Strategy
Structural Realism after the Cold War
Why provoke? the Sino-US competition in East Asia and North Korea’s strategic choice
Engaging North Korea credibly
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Manufacturing consent
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Taking interaction seriously
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Understanding the Hermit Kingdom As It Is and As It Is Becoming
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |