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In this special report, Joon Hyung Kim argues that South Korea’s current foreign policy strategy of closely aligning itself with the United States leaves little room for diplomatic manoeuvring. To prevent fueling a new Cold War, Kim argues that Seoul should take on an active role in deescalating China-US competition in Northeast Asia and build an alternative cooperative security architecture that can maintain regional stability.
He advocates for a South Korean foreign policy shift towards “strategic autonomy,” where Seoul carefully balances its relationships with the United States and China and focuses on growing its own technological, cultural, and normative influence.
Kim Joon Hyung was recently elected to Korea’s National Assembly as a member of the Rebuilding Korea Party. With progressives making big strides in the April election, his proposals shed light on how a future progressive foreign policy position could look in South Korea. |
