Diplomacy research analysis

The article focuses on the recent trends on the Korean Peninsula and the fact that there is so much favor extended to South Korea. However, North Korea is working on its nuclear program and such is a great concern for the parties involved (Davis et al., 2016). The future may thus be characterized by inevitable wars posing a challenge especially in planning. Inability to achieve balance in planning would be the reason behind the failed determent. The article was published in Korea by Davis et al in 2016 and such means that the credibility of the article is unquestionable and that the article is still relevant because the content was published recently.

Habib, B. (2016). The enforcement problem in Resolution 2094: Sanctioning North Korea. Australian journal of international affairs, 70(1), 50-68.

The article has greatly focused on deconstructing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) due to the inability to prevent North Korea from becoming a nuclear power. Such has seen South Korea be a victim of numerous attacks from North Korea (Habib, 2016). The nuclear program is North Korea’s foundation of ideological commitments, institutional government structure and economic development. The article was published in 2016 by Habib Benjamin and still relevant especially because North Korean nuclear program is still a heightened debate.

Hwang, J. (2014). The paradox of South Korea’s unification diplomacy. International journal of Korean unification studies, 23(1), 49-72.

The South Korean governments tried to unite North Korea and South Korea. Peaceful unification has been sought as the only alternative that will ensure that peace returns in the Korean Peninsula (Hwang, 2014). The approach adopted state-centric which gives emphasis on the four great powers. Unification has not been realized and the blame has been placed on the approach used. The article was published in 2014 by Jihwan Hwang in Korea. The source may not be relevant anymore especially because there are milestones which have been made in the following years.

Khan, Z. (2015). North Korea’s evolving nuclear strategy under the pretext of minimum deterrence: Implications for the Korean Peninsula. International journal of Korean unification studies, 24(3), 181-216.

There is still so much that is not k known about the nuclear strategy that North Korea is likely to adopt. There are numerous speculations and interpretations that are expected (Khan, 2015). The only prediction that is available is based on the fact that North Korea is less likely to go for a strategy that has not been used before by other states. Minimum deterrence would be a consideration so that North Korea gets multiple options for her strategic security goals. The article was published in 2015 by Khan Zafar and is still relevant because the nuclear program is still a mystery.

Kim, D. (2016). The Obama administration’s policy toward North Korea: the causes and consequences of strategic patience. Journal of Asian public policy, 9(1), 32-44.

Strategic patience is the foreign policy that the US government used on North Korea during the Obama administration. The Obama administration used relatively passive policy towards North Korea (Kim, 2016). The policy was questioned especially because of the threats, mass destructions and provocations that North Korea extended to South Korea. The policy would need to be readdressed if peace is to return to the Korean Peninsula. The article was published in 2016 by Kim Dongsoo and such means that the article may not be relevant anymore because the Obama administration is no longer in power. The article is biased as favor is extended towards North Korea, an enemy of peace.

Maxwell, D. (2014). Should the United States support Korean unification and if so, how? International journal of Korean studies, 18, 139-156

The strategic patience policy is not working and North Korea’s two most rated crimes against humanity, nuclear weapons and human atrocities are on the increase. There are no real successes and reunification is the only viable solution (Maxwell, 2014). The unification may involve peaceful unification, internal regime change, conflict and war, or the collapse of the Kim Family Regime. United States should support the unification which ultimately provides strategic focus and a long-term policy. The article was published in 2014 by David Maxwell in Korea and there is relevancy especially because a solution has not yet been found.

Suh, B.H. (2016). Resolving the Korean conflict through a combination of human rights and human security. The Korean journal of international studies, 14(1), 53-75.

The animosity at the Korea Peninsula has lasted longer than was even expected. Lack of peace has been attributed to the forces that still support the division. Exploitation of peace and security issues for political gains by the two parties has also been a barrier (Suh, 2016). The only solution is the combination of human rights and human security. Such means embracing human security and the right to peace. The article differs from the rest which have emphasized on the adoption of unification. The article was published in 2016 by Suh Bo-hyuk and has remained relevant as the only tool that will help bring back peace at the Korean Peninsula.

Outline:

The Korean War

· The Korean War started in 1950 between South Korea and North Korea following a series of clashes between the two states over borders (Davis et al., 2016). The Cold War and the Soviet Union had already divided Korea into two states.

· South Korea has been on the receiving end most of the times and has experienced bloody killings and losses forcing the United States to come in to her aid (Suh, 2016).

· Efforts have been made to bring peace including the unification policy and the strategic patience but none is working.

· The topic has been selected as an area of interest to know what literature has on the Korean war and also in an attempt to give recommendations on the possible solutions.

Literature and Conclusions

· The South Korean government and the United States have been actively involved in formulating strategies which can bring back peace at the Korean Peninsula (Habib, 2016). Some of the strategies devised over the past period are unification and strategic patience (Hwang, 2014). Strategic patience has been adopted by the United States but has been ineffective due to the fact that passive strategies are used against the inhuman North Korea (Khan, 2015). The efforts to realize peace have been challenged by the inability to plan for the way forward especially with North Korea settling for a nuclear program and forces that still support the war (Kim, 2016). The two states are also using the war and security for political gains.

· There is also finite information known about the nuclear strategy that North Korea is likely to adopt making execution and planning for peace difficult.

· The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been unable to fight North Korea’s nuclear program (Maxwell, 2014).

· Unification and strategic peace have been brushed off and the only solution is the integration of human security and human security; treating security as a human right.

References

Davis, P.K., Wilson, P., Kim, J., & Park, J. (2016). Deterrence and stability for the Korean Peninsula. The Korean journal of defense analysis, 28(1), 1-23