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Capabilities and aspirations: South Korea’s rise as a middle power

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In November 2010, the G20 Summit was held in Seoul. The G20 has increasingly replaced the G8 as being the premier forum for international economic cooperation, but in November 2010, it was the first time that a summit was held in country that was not a G8 member. It was by the Korean government seen as evidence of the country finally having achieved the goal of becoming an advanced nation playing, while still constrained by the division of the peninsula, a global role in line with its economic standing. The article argues that this has been a constant theme in Korea’s foreign policy since it was originally formulated in 1994 as part of the country’s globalization policy. This addition of an intentional dimension, to the objective capabilities created during the previous decades, has increasingly resulted in the type of behavior associated with middle power status. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

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  • Carl Saxer, 2013. "Capabilities and aspirations: South Korea’s rise as a middle power," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 11(4), pages 397-413, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiaeu:v:11:y:2013:i:4:p:397-413
    DOI: 10.1007/s10308-013-0361-7
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