scholarly journals Trust in International Relations and Review of the Trust-Building Process on the Korean Peninsula

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-263
Author(s):  
Changhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Building Process

Trust, Signalling, and International Relations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Face To Face

The purpose of this chapter is to show the limits of existing IR approaches to the question of how leaders can accurately interpret signals that are aimed at communicating their peaceful intent. The book’s argument is that it requires trust between sender and receiver for accurate signal interpretation and that this trust develops through face-to-face interaction and the process of bonding it makes possible. The five approaches to trust-building that are discussed in the chapter are: (1) ‘leap in the dark’; (2) incrementalist; (3) identity; (4) individualist; and (5) interpersonal. The chapter argues that none of these approaches adequately explains how trust can build between enemies, and hence how signals that are aimed at communicating peaceful intent can be accurately interpreted.

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