The Obama administration's policy toward North Korea: the causes and consequences of strategic patience. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Dongsoo
• Is Part Of: Journal of Asian public policy. Volume 9:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 32
• Page End: 44
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: US foreign policy -- Obama administration -- strategic patience -- North Korea -- Northeast Asian security; Asia -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Asia -- Government policy -- Periodicals; 320.6095
• DOI: 10.1080/17516234.2015.1122715
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-6234

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Strategic patience refers to the US foreign policy towards North Korea under the Obama administration. The administration has pursued the policy in dealing with North Korea for the most time since its start. This study starts with a puzzling question as to why the Obama administration has maintained the relatively passive policy towards North Korea for quite long time despite its strong and consistent military threats and provocations as represented by its weapons of mass destruction programmes. In answering the question, this attempts to review the main characteristics of the policy and to explain its causes and consequences with reference to major theories of international relations. Also, discussions of the future prospect on the policy will be made at the end.