South Korea: A Driver for Cooperative Security in Northeast Asia?
Bernt Berger
With regional security trends in Northeast Asia tending towards rising uncertainty and risk, the region is urgently in need of a new security model. This paper outlines why South Korea must assume a pivotal role in engaging regional actors and actively shaping the security architecture towards a more cooperative approach. While Seoul’s Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative represents a good start in this regard, it faces a number of obstacles that need to be addressed if it is to become a more effective format.
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