From Middle Power to Pivot Power: Korea as an Arctic Observer in the Age of Eurasia

• Published in: Pacific Focus
• Main Author: Watson, Iain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science; Arctic; Pivot
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pafo.12079; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fpafo.12079; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/pafo.12079

Abstract Whilst identification of Korea's Arctic issue agenda and motives has been established, there is little examination as to determining why certain issues and partnerships are being developed at certain points in the context of regional geopolitical shifts. I argue that Korea's role...