Contents
Middle powers in great powers' grand strategy : Korea's soft hedging in the East Asian security structure / Young-june Chung ; Sukhee Han ; Yongsoon Kim 1
〈Abstract〉 1
I. Introduction: Korea's Place in the Regional Dynamics 1
II. Developing American and Chinese Strategy in Context 4
III. Convergence of Grand Strategy and Future Scenarios of East Asian Regional Order 8
Hegemonic Stability _ US Primacy and Chinese Status Quo 11
Power Transition _ China's Revisionism 12
Concert of Power _ US Neo-Isolationism and Rise of the Rest 12
Balance of Power _ US Offshore Balancing 13
IV. Korea's Place in the Future G-2 Security Structure 14
Strategic Hedging 14
Globalized Middle Power Korea: Enhancing Korea's International Role and Prestige 18
Korea's Growing Regional Leadership Role 20
Korea as Pivotal Partner in Global Affairs 22
Korea as the Linchpin of American Global Security Strategy 24
V. Implication: Korea as a Role Model 25
References 26