Comparative Analysis of U.S. Policy toward North Korea under the Obama and the Trump Administration

2019 ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Huilin Cao ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Trump Administration

FROM STRATEGIC PATIENCE TO STRATEGIC UNCERTAINTY: Trump, North Korea, and South Korea’s New President

World Affairs ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 180 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-31
Author(s):  
Leif-Eric Easley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Window Of Opportunity ◽  
Strategic Uncertainty ◽  
Trump Administration

The Trump administration declared the Obama-era “strategic patience” toward North Korea a failure. As President Trump extols unpredictability as a virtue, the new U.S. policy of “maximum pressure and engagement” has become a factor of strategic uncertainty in Northeast Asia. However, the instrumental use of uncertainty has a narrow window of opportunity for frustrating North Korea’s nuclear missile development and raising international expectations for China holding Pyongyang accountable. This article considers the prospects of the United States in leveraging “all options on the table” while recognizing the contradictions in China’s role and in South Korea’s domestic politics.

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