While the Antarctic Treaty System intended to keep Antarctica an area of international cooperation and science free from militarisation and international conflict, the region has not been completely shielded from global power transitions, such as decolonisation and the end of the Cold War. Presently, emerging countries from Asia are increasingly willing to invest in polar infrastructure and science on the back of their growing influence in world politics. South Korea has also invested heavily in its Antarctic infrastructure and capabilities recently and has been identified as an actor with economic and political interests that are potentially challenging for the existing Antarctic order. This article first assesses the extent and performance of the growing bilateral cooperation between South Korea and one of its closest partners, New Zealand, a country with strong vested interests in the status quo order. How did the cooperation develop between these two actors with ostensibly diverging interests? This article finds that what may have been a friction–laden relationship, actually developed into a win-win partnership for both countries. The article then moves on to offer an explanation for how this productive relationship was made possible by utilising a mutual socialisation approach that explores socio-structural processes around status accommodation.

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不太可能的伙伴关系？新西兰-韩国双边合作与南极秩序

虽然南极条约体系旨在使南极洲成为一个国际合作和科学领域，免受军事化和国际冲突的影响，但该地区并没有完全免受全球权力转移的影响，例如非殖民化和冷战的结束。目前，亚洲新兴国家越来越愿意投资极地基础设施和科学，因为它们在世界政治中的影响力越来越大。韩国最近也在其南极基础设施和能力上进行了大量投资，并被确定为具有经济和政治利益的参与者，这些利益可能对现有的南极秩序构成挑战。本文首先评估韩国与其最亲密的合作伙伴之一新西兰之间日益增长的双边合作的程度和表现，一个在现状秩序中拥有强大既得利益的国家。这两个表面上利益不同的参与者之间的合作是如何发展的？本文发现，原本可能充满摩擦的关系，实际上已发展成为两国双赢的伙伴关系。然后，本文继续解释如何通过利用相互社会化方法来实现这种富有成效的关系，该方法探索围绕地位适应的社会结构过程。