RAND > Reports & Bookstore > Monograph/Reports > MR-1092

HomeGo to RAND HomeReports and Book Store Book Sale: Selected publications 40% off
Share

Document Information

The Shape of Korea's Future

South Korean Attitudes Toward Unification and Long-Term Security Issues

Cover: MR-1092 | The Shape of Korea's Future: South Korean Attitudes Toward Unification and Long-Term Security Issues

By: Norman D. Levin, Yong-Sup Han

South Koreans are moving beyond both the historical and Cold War legacies in their thinking about Korea's long-time security. This major conclusion, which emerges from this report analyzing South Korean attitudes toward unification and long-term security issues, is bolstered by additional findings suggesting potentially significant movement in almost all areas of South Korea's traditional security perspectives. This includes significantly reduced South Korean security anxieties and increased confidence in Korea's place in the regional and global orders. It also includes greater hesitance about reunification, markedly altered attitudes toward Japan, increased discernment about the role of the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance, and heightened uncertainty about the long-term value of the U.S. regional military presence. Such attitudes could have important implications for both U.S. policy and U.S.-ROK security relations.

Support RAND Research — Buy This Product!

Paperback Cover Price: $20.00

Discounted Web Price: $18.00

Pages: 67

ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2759-X

Contents

Foreword PDF

Preface PDF

Figures PDF

Tables PDF

Summary PDF

Acknowledgments PDF

Chapter One:
Introduction PDF

Chapter Two:
Survey Findings PDF

Chapter Three:
Conclusions and Implications PDF

The monograph/report was a product of the RAND Corporation from 1993 to 2003. RAND monograph/reports presented major research findings that addressed the challenges facing the public and private sectors. They included executive summaries, technical documentation, and synthesis pieces.

Permission is given to duplicate this electronic document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND Permissions page.

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.

* RAND research is conducted across divisions, centers, and projects; these organizational components are represented in the "Related RAND Divisions" section above.

Stay Informed Subscribe to RSS Feeds Search RAND Publications View Cart