A Paradoxical American Foreign Policy: Pivot to Asia

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Title: A Paradoxical American Foreign Policy: Pivot to Asia
Author: Jung Taek Lim
Affiliation: Yonsei University
Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1
Publisher: Yonsei University Press
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ABSTRACT

Since Obama assumed office, his foreign policy aim was to reinvigorate Asia under the title of “Pivot to Asia”. Obama and his cabinet members unequivocally articulated that the strategy is designed not to agitate China, but to build more amicable ambiance for further economic-relations. However, U.S.-Japan security ties check China’s ambition in the Southeast China Sea and Washington-Beijing diplomatic discord is inevitable. The Obama’s Asia strategy illustrates a paradox that exists between economic and security realms. This paper analyzes Obama’s foreign policy in Asia and its implications for the region.

Transitional Justice in North Korea

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Title: Transitional Justice
Author: Myung Jung Kim
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1
Publisher: Yonsei University Press
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ABSTRACT

This article aims to design a possible transitional justice in North Korea. Because it is difficult to imagine transitional justice for North Korea in the current state of the nation state, the essay is based on the hypothetical setting that transitional justice will be established after the current regime loses its power and after the reunification in the form of South Korea absorbing the North, similar to the case of Germany. The article explores the different types of trials and justice systems to design one that will be optimal for North Korea.