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South Korea in the Context of US-China Competition: Negotiating the Growing Tensions between Geopolitics and Geo-Economics book cover

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South Korea in the Context of US-China Competition Negotiating the Growing Tensions between Geopolitics and Geo-Economics

Edited By Kevin Gray, Antonio Fiori Copyright 2027
268 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides an in-depth examination of South Korea’s position within the emerging tensions arising from the deepening geopolitical and geoeconomic competition between the US and China. The contributions to this book examine the various forms of diplomatic strategy and economic statecraft that the South Korean state is deploying to deal with the challenges posed by the rise of the... Read more

1. Korea as the Faultline of Asian Geopolitics
Kevin Gray & Antonio Fiori
2. South Korea, Rebounding to a Balanced Strategy: Steering a Middle Way in US-China Rivalry
Soon-ok Shin
3. Simplistic Solutions to Complicated Problems: Yoon Suk Yeol's Foreign Policy Toward Japan
Hannes Mosler
4. Geopolitics of Scientific Uncertainty and the Seoul Fulcrum: Accountability Struggles in the Fukushima Wastewater Controversy across Japan, Korea, and the Nuclear Pacific
Nan Kim
5. Contrasting Approaches to Middle Power Diplomacy: A Comparative Study of the Moon Jae-in and Yoon Suk Yeol Administrations
Inyeop Lee
6. The US-China Tech War and South Korea’s Strategy: A Case Study of the Chip Industry in South Korea
Ji-Young Choi
7. South Korea’s Partnering with NATO: Challenges and Ambiguities
Iain Watson
8. South Korea and Sino-U.S. Relations: Competing and Collaborating for Energy Technology Development
Matthew A. Shapiro
9. Nationalist Globalisation: South Korea’s Soft Power Strategy between China and the United States
Eunbin Chung
10. De-risking China: South Korea’s Geo-economic Strategy in the Semiconductor Industry
Hee Kyoung Chang
11. Navigating Rivalries: Moon and Yoon’s Foreign Policy Approaches Toward the U.S., China, and ASEAN
Sangmin Bae
12. The role of the domestic political divide and public perception in South Korea’s strategy towards the US and China
Antonio Fiori & Marco Milani

Biography

Kevin Gray is Professor of International Relations at the School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, UK.

Antonio Fiori is Associate Professor of the History and Institutions of Asia at the University of Bologna and President of the Asia Institute, Italy.

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