Rethinking Avenues to Resolve North Korean Nuclear Issues: Bilateral Relations or Multilateral Coordination? ()
ABSTRACT
Since the easing trend of the situation of the Korean peninsula in 2018,
active and positive changes have occurred in the bilateral relationship between
North Korea and South Korean/the US/China as well as between China and South
Korea. In this scenario, the bilateral relationship between North Korea and
South Korea or the US has been considered to be the main avenue to resolve the
North Korean nuclear issues. However, in essence, the formation and development
of the North Korean nuclear issues are the consequences of the multilateral factors,
which also embody the limitations of the bilateral relations of North Korea and
the US/South Korea. The future complete resolution of the North Korea nuclear
issues should be dependent on the framework of multilateralism driven by the
bilateral relations.
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Qiu, F. (2021) Rethinking Avenues to Resolve North Korean Nuclear Issues: Bilateral Relations or Multilateral Coordination?.
Open Journal of Political Science,
11, 155-168. doi:
10.4236/ojps.2021.111010.