ABSTRACT

This article builds a novel argument for the unification of the two Korean states by way of a dual neutralisation process. After reviewing the neutralisation concept and the history of neutrality ideas for the peninsula, the authors introduce two historical models that would fit the security needs of both Koreas and their respective security partners. Using a realist framework, it is argued that the “Finlandisation” of the DPRK on the one hand; and the “Austriasation” of the ROK on the other, would not change the de facto security relationships with their patrons, but would create the structural underpinning for future foreign policy compatibility. Assuming other factors remain equal and a solution to internal political division could be brokered, the article proposes a security framework for both states aimed at separately creating the structures for a future unified neutral Korea.

摘要

本文为通过双重中和过程的方式统一朝鲜两个国家建立了一个新颖的论点。在回顾了半岛中立概念和中立理念的历史后，作者介绍了两种适合韩国及其各自安全伙伴安全需求的历史模式。使用现实主义框架，一方面认为朝鲜的“芬兰化”；另一方面，韩国的“奥地利化”不会改变与他们的赞助人的事实上的安全关系，但会为未来的外交政策兼容性创造结构性基础。假设其他因素保持不变并且可以促成内部政治分歧的解决方案，