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Korea's Relations with Major Neighboring Countries and Its Growing Role on a
Global Stage
EASTASN 189K/289K
Winter 2012

Instructor:
Joon-woo Park (jwpark@stanford.edu)
Office Hours: By appointment through email

Teaching Assistant:
Jane Choi (eunjchoi@stanford.edu)

Course Time/Location:
Thursdays, 2:05-5:15pm at 50-52E

Introduction:
This course is designed to provide an overview of Korean foreign policy in its relations
with key neighbors. With ample on-the-spot experiences in many hot issues of Korean
foreign policy practices, the instructor intends to share these experiences with students
majoring in East Asian studies. The course will be sharing pragmatic and practical issues
about South Korean foreign policy, rather than a theoretical approach to foreign policy in
East Asia. It will deal with many pending issues of Koreas relations with Japan and
China. It will also review the status of East Asian integration in comparison with EU and
the future prospect, current status of Korea-US relations and Koreas growing role on the
global stage.

Requirements:
The course will consist heavily of in-class discussion. Students are required to complete
the reading assignment prior to class and expected to participate actively during class.
Students must also complete three response papers and one final paper for this class. You
may choose the weeks for which you will write a response paper, but each paper must be
turned in at the start of class between weeks 2 and 10. Each response paper should be no
longer than 1-page single spaced, and consist of your critical analysis of the reading
material. The final paper, due at the start of class in week 10 (March 15
th
), is a 8-10 page
paper on the following question: What is your suggested course of action for South
Korea that is struggling to find the middle ground between its alliance with the United
States and the growing influence of the PRC? The final paper is not an academic
research paper; the purpose of the paper is to allow an opportunity for students to present
their opinions on this dilemma by South Korea, taking into account the class discussions
and readings throughout the quarter. Research beyond class-material is permitted, but not
required.

Grading:
Attendance and participation: 50%
Response papers: 30% (10% x 3)
Final paper: 20%

Readings:
There are four books and a reader required for the course:
1. Chung, Jae Ho. Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United
States. New York, NY: Columbia University Press (2007)
2. Kim, Samuel. The Two Koreas and the Great Powers. New York: Cambridge
University Press (2006)
3. Rozman, Gilbert, ed. U.S. Leadership, History, and Bilateral Relations in
Northeast Asia. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (2011)
4. Snyder, Scott. Chinas Rise and the Two Koreas. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner
Publishers, Inc. (2009)
The books and the reader are available at the Stanford Bookstore. The four books will
also be on reserve at Green Library. The readings noted ONLINE will be available on
the course webpage. Students are free to manage the reading load however they wish
within the weeks of a certain topic. However, it is advisable that you complete a
significant portion of the reading before the start of the first week of each topic, as it will
allow for a more in-depth discussion during class.

Course Schedule:
Week1: Introduction to the Course
- Course overview
- A brief lecture on the history and characteristics of Koreas foreign relations
Required Readings:
Introduction: Korea and the Great Powers in a Changing World, (pp. 1-41)
in Kim, Samuel. The Two Koreas and the Great Powers.
[READER] Kang, Sung-Hack. Korea's Foreign Policy Dilemmas. Kent, UK:
Global Oriental (2011), pp. 1-33

Weeks 2, 3, 4: Korea-Japan Relations
- Historical legacy and the diplomatic normalization of 1965
- Joint declaration on the Partnership for the 21
st
Century in 1998
- Diplomatic War in 2005 and major pending issues
- Japan-North Korea relations
Required Readings:
Togo, Kazuhiko, Japan-South Korea Relations and the Role of the US on
History, (pp. 97-123) in Rozman, Gilbert, ed. U.S. Leadership, History, and
Bilateral Relations in Northeast Asia.
Park, Cheol Hee, Getting Away or Getting In: US Strategic Options in the
Historical Controversy between its Allies, (pp. 124-142) in Rozman, Gilbert,
ed. U.S. Leadership, History, and Bilateral Relations in Northeast Asia.
Japan and the Two Koreas, (pp. 157-224) in Kim, Samuel. The Two Koreas
and the Great Powers.
[READER]Cha, Victor D. "What Drives Korea-Japan Security Relations."
in The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Volume 10 Issue 2 (1998): pgs
69-87.
[READER] Sheen, Seongho. Japan-South Korea Relations: Slowly Lifting
the Burden of History? in Sato, Yoichiro, and Satu Limaye, eds. Japan in a
Dynamic Asia. Lexington Books (2006): pgs 117-134
[ONLINE]Cha, Victor D. "Bridging the Gap: The Strategic Context of the
1965 Korea-Japan Normalization Treaty." in Korean Studies, Volume 20
(1996): pgs 123-160
[ONLINE] Oh, Kongdan. "The United States between Japan and Korea:
keeping alliances strong in East Asia." in Korean Journal of Defense Analysis,
Volume 22 No 2 (June 2010): pgs 127-140
[ONLINE] Green, Michael. Japan-ROK Security Relations: An American
Perspective. (1999)
Additional Readings (Optional):
[ONLINE] Kim, Hosup. "The Role of Political Leadership in the Formation of
Korea-Japan Relations in the Post-Cold War Era." in Asian Perspectives,
Volume 35 (2011): pgs 111-34

Weeks 5, 6, 7: Korea-China Relations
- Traditional relations and the diplomatic normalization in 1992
- Post-normalization developments
- Chinas rise and the relations in 21
st
Century
- Sino-North Korean relations
Required Readings:
Chung, Jae Ho. Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the
United States.
Snyder, Scott. Chinas Rise and the Two Koreas.
China and the Two Koreas, (pp. 42-101) in Kim, Samuel. The Two Koreas
and the Great Powers.
[ONLINE] Shambaugh, David. China and the Korean Peninsula: Playing for
the Long Term. in The Washington Quarterly, Volume 26 Issue 2 (2003):
pgs 43-56



Week 8: East Asian Integration
- East Asian Integration and the European Experience
Required Readings:
Pongsudhirak, Thitinan. An ASEAN Community by 2015? Prospects and
Implications for Asia and the United States. Presented at Stanford
Universitys SEAF Seminar, 27 Oct 2011. Audio transcript and PowerPoint
available at:
http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/an_asean_community_by_2015_prospects_an
d_implications_for_asia_and_the_united_states/
[READER]Wunderlich, Jens-Uwe. Regionalism, Globalisation and
International Order. Burlington, VA: Ashgate Publishing Company (2007).
pgs 137-160
[READER] Crozier, Andrew J. Festina Lente: An Introductory Sketch of the
History of ASEAN, in Welfens, Paul, Franz Knipping, Suthiphand
Chirathivat, and Cillian Ryan, eds. Integration in Asia and Europe. Berlin,
Germany: Springer Berlin (2006). pgs 13-30
[READER]Webber, Douglas. Regional Integration in Europe and Asia, in
Fort, Bertrand, and Douglas Webber, eds. Regional Integration in East Asia
and Europe. New York, NY: Routledge (2006). pgs 289-311.
[READER]Acharya, Amitav. Europe and Asia Reflections on a tale of two
regionalisms, in Fort, Bertrand, and Douglas Webber, eds. Regional
Integration in East Asia and Europe. New York, NY: Routledge (2006). pgs
312-321.
Additional Readings (Optional):
[ONLINE] Kurlantzick, Joshua. Pax Asia-Pacifica? East Asian Integration
and Its Implications for the United States. in The Washington Quarterly,
Volume 30 Issue 3 (2007): pgs 67-77
[ONLINE] Narine, Shaun. Forty years of ASEAN: a historical review. in
The Pacific Review, Volume 21 No. 4 (2008): pgs 411-429
Chu, Shulong. The East Asia Summit: Looking for an Identity, Brookings
Northeast Asia Commentary (29 Nov 2011), available at:
http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2007/02northeastasia_chu.aspx



Week 9: Korea-US Relations
- Current status of Korea-US relations
Required Readings:
The United States and the Two Koreas, (pp. 225-295) in Kim, Samuel. The
Two Koreas and the Great Powers.
Shin, Gi-wook. Values and History in U.S.-South Korean Relations, (pp.
45-71) in Rozman, Gilbert, ed. U.S. Leadership, History, and Bilateral
Relations in Northeast Asia.
[READER]Shin, Gi-Wook. One Alliance, Two Lenses. Stanford, CA:
Stanford University Press (2010). pgs 190-209
[ONLINE] CFR Report on ROK-US 2010, Project Director: Scott Snyder,
Chairs: Jack Pritchard, J. Tilelli Jr.
Additional Readings (Optional):
[ONLINE] The ROK-US Alliance Has Come to a Fork and Which Way for
South Koreans: Midlife Crisis or Twilight Divorce? in Kang, Sung-
Hack. Korea's Foreign Policy Dilemmas. Kent, UK: Global Oriental (2011),
pp. 276-298



Week 10:Koreas growing role on the global stage FINAL PAPER DUE
Required Readings:
[ONLINE] New Geopolitical Configuration of Power in the Asia-Pacific
World for the Twenty-First Century: Will it Resemble Times Cycle or
Times Arrow toward a Regional Brave New World? in Kang, Sung-
Hack. Korea's Foreign Policy Dilemmas. Kent, UK: Global Oriental (2011),
pp. 344-378



* Details of Weeks 8, 9, and 10 will be discussed in greater detail throughout the quarter