tt J I 1-g t; ON THE REUNIFICAT]ON by Johan Department Princeton Princeton, January I OF KORE;f, Galtung of Politics University New Jersey 1986 08540 fn the p r o ce ss years last of K orea. not mu c h h a s h a p p e n e d f o r A nd nev e rt h e le s s a pr e d iction: by the year ca ti on nationr it is of then ge the r assumed that as they found on ly in th e wor:rd having system s, gre a t e r the fou r The forces in b a d ly have gotten in f o rc e s finding s h o u rd use d t o And those not the for r: e u n i f i - the two a.re a c jd it ion t h e o n ly country t h e wo rld today the so to- f o rc e s in d if f e re n c e s t wo K o re as in the t wo b e u n d e re s t ima t e d ; s it u a t io n reas o n s wh y n o t h in g needed imaginatio n p u llin g in s id e by rn s a y in g in t e re s t s found of K o re a n n a t io n p o we rs in le a d e r: s h ip s , th a t the K o re a is b ig g e s t a re a ls o the and one factor in n o va ti ve the Japan a n d c h in a ; interests m a n y pe ople than s t a nd b e s o me k in d p u s h in g s u p e r-p o we r in a s vested f o rc e s to b y h is t o ry . the obvio u s of as ne ig h bors. will t o d a y , a p a rt . the th e th e re u n if j-c a t i o n a re re a s o n s are define d to interests 2 0 0 0 t h e re so b a . d 1 y t re a t e d are by-and-large co u n tr i es, no t that t h e re the a n d h a v e b e c o me wirl a p ro c e s s of h a p p e n wh e re a s u n if ic a t io n is scar ce . And never:theless si gn ifi cant thir ty to factor: the p re d ic t io n the y ears , L945-7975, l oo k t o p ro d u c e with at co r :r esp o ndingly, took s p a in War , L 9 36-L939 de m o cr a tic o wn l i ves to (and the path, and in th e point of unifying that killinq of le a s t dea t h to about of wit h f re s h s o me e x t e n t y e a rs f o rt y F ra n c o ) p e o p le wh o a t Sp a in , rt to So maybe it wa s a b l e f a u n c hi n q a n e w id e n t it y . after the dg€, wo u ld h a v e b e e n b i-t t e rlv eac h o t h e r " G e rm a n y that eyes, la u n c h a n e a rlie r one took a n e w g e n e ra t io n a n d c rime s Ge r m a n y as a nation because of g e n e ra t io n s . change of aL the Nazi horrors it stands takes the c iv i l c o r: n t ry in on a t h ei r o n n o so r t forty yeal:s 2 a lso fo r the te r r ib le th e 1950-1953, war: of l ea der le a vin g in the north? fr o m Ge rmany, but in c lu d in g And that year by the process In this I do n o t very mu c h t o the d if f e re n c e s in ve n g e e ven, for to stifl e in on e c entury" the horrors peoples by m a r xists of w it h that not not imp o rt a n t , So, whereas a consens u s s e e ms t o b e b u ild in g of an d i de as freely of crossing the Ger:man nation. the n a t io n , ft t h e b o rd e rs s h o u ld Th u r :i ng en as from B arzaria in t o sen ti m en ts do not surround the times t h re e the the is -a s both t h in k c ro s s s a y in g in they in s id e p e o p le , c o n s id e re d K o re a n p e n in s u la ; in N o r t h as a state sense of the headed wh o a r e wh o d o t h e y be as easy to T ir: o l me a s u r e ra c is m: n o t b e u n if ie d in ds a re- wa s a s u p e r- p o w e r o c c id e n t a l a re t h e y , will again, wh o b e c a me p re s ld e n t of the J a p a n e s e i. mp e ra lis m ar :e? thatthecountry a ll, account T h e d iv is io n p e o p le le a r n wa s a n e n e m y b u t in t o Koreans, as the unification to G e rma n y w a s in c lin a t io n s , t a k in g b y le a d e rs of after b e c a u s e it a g a in s t e x p re s s io n what kind mu c h t o b e c a me a u n it y th e se o u tsi de G ermany I990s, p ro c e s s a n d a s a p re v e n t iv e p ro v e n it s Ko r e a a nd S outh K orea respe c t iv e ly . and a clear is f ro m A u s t rj-a ; t h e wa r; f iq h t and christians, con ve n ie nce, of the a q a j-n f a s p u n is h me n t r Japanese e mp ire , own heroic t h e re a re K orea was d iv id e d the the a wa y a ls o a re a s o n a b le wh e re a s A u s t ria be u n it e d to a German state as a pa .rt of Ko r e a n not order for le a rn in Of course p a s s in g wo u ld b rj-n q u s in t o t h . in k unifie d d ivid e d the after 2000. tw o G er manys are not 19 5 5 , a n e w g e n e ra t io n numbe r: o f y e a rs a sufficient b e com p leted p ro d u c e two K oreas to and where- goods a b irt h ri g h t f ro m B a v a r i a goes " that S uc h s e n se t h e into J si tu a ti on it is wa s the So vie t more similar United of (tlnt r ea listi c the goal is C on fed e r al- Republic to of the fir st th e twenty very small put the d isco u r se, or in steps sma ll, goal " broader t e rms (rhe reader will qqq-ol:iented! Ag ain A ustria might talk socia li- st, is across o b r r io u s that is ob tai- n this fo r wa r d , fed e r a ti on it level that of is the of in t e re s t - is It the (D C R K ) . K o re a c o rre s p o n d i n g in b y S o u t h K o re a : t h e p r: o c e s s i of c o n c re t e t y p ic a l steps of wit h o u t much s o c ia lis t -c a p it a lis t c h a n g e -o rie n t e d a s a n e x a mp le " ma n y Hu n g a ria n s Hu n g a ria n . v s st a t u s e x c e lle n t T h e in t e rc o u rs e f ro n t ie r is it t a lk T h e re w a s T o d a y o n e c o u n t ry c a p it a lis t . pro b le ma t ic c o n s id e ra b le " If " the s t ric t ly In a sense, yes, is people, of It is t wo n e ig h b o rs wo u ld a lre a d y not me a n t h a t unnecessary? Mu c h mo re find the correspondinq docunents in the appendix.) interac t io n B ut does that wit h t y p ic a l E mp ire , G er m a n , some A ustrians go o d s and ideas the goal be in t e re s t in g o n ce a n A ustro-Hunga.rian one country u n it y " R e la t iv e ly the A iv e n t h e De mo c ra t i c n o rt h : wit h in h ig h ly " A u n it a ry s h o rt -t e rm" mu c h in d ic a t io n withou t preconditions) re a lis t ic f o rwa rC the in t o take f o r: wa rd b y No rt h d iv e rs it y of seeond case very of h a rd ly by the formulat io n case a goal i nd ica ti on but f o rwa rd to q o a l? the case mo re t h a n should be withcut K or y o a s p u t of c ompare this list put preserves The fo r m ulation in t e re s t two sys t e ms f o r: t h e the A u s t ri-a n the u p u n if ic a t io n , be of mig h t goal be a long-term n ight diffe r e n ces in h e ld the pr:oces s , wh a t a b o u t So much for in g that that A n d in A u s t ria , in the ccnring negotiations account sta te S tates point Union--a to could b e a g : : e a t st e p s p e a k in g if not it a c o n- had not been 4 fo r fact th e sym bo lic that recognition How should the would would that withdrawal a credibl-e there are the case least from defense, models where mission Korean Geneva" Korea big of trade a m or e actirre in the roughly Europe, all the powers same time countries not" As an aside: but of mentioned l-atter creation of them that of type for interesting From Yugoslavia neutral a lot about can meet, A unified have Korea e\/en creating out in t e n s e ly of o n lv a ll the p o we r: s o n a ll than S wit z e rla n d , Cal-vinj-stZProtestant Korea can s id e s " learn Panmunjom is about h is t o ry to A u s t ria h e n c e t h e re as also as a a considerable. the of b e an d is p la y s a re d iff e r - and fr:om Catholic a lot, field make this industrv not about conferences, should of that K o re a c a n le a rn a power in country defens ive particularly and more abo u t wh a t i-t me a n s c o n c re t e ly with neutrality to learn frorn general, by s t u d y in g also learn the eoonmoic value a unified partner can confl-ict affairs, world unification ne g o ti ati onsn things powers and what in in a small, of Fr om A ustria p r o ce ss in the in four neutrality, and at For point the in itself assert basic all for troops Switzerland su"mmit meetings acti ve all type be with to b e g iv e n . has to the unification five significance a place this No doubt, and ai:med neutrality the of a n d Hu n g a ry a re t w o : Korea. of Thus, defense of A u s t ria c irc u ms t a n c e have of defensive at tha t system? be an exchange implying major of o n e n a t io n , a confederation inter:national negotiations ent K orea is from approaches. Sivitzerland 5 about negative of construct how to defense defensive Korea, In aspects" addi tioir also of Fr om S weden a unified ba sis non-alignment, And fr:om Finland im p ortance the so cie t- i es type s. in of still w i th biq th e Thus, for K ore a will- a long not only politic a l a ttr a cti ve for is , not only the world si m ply co u ld the defusion escalate Kor e a n s as it ti on into of certainly is also of k in d t h is c o n f lic t t h re a t e n in g not wo u ld m e a n that o n ly o n ce m o r e to the howe v e r, it ma y b e a rg u e d t h a t is corres p o n d Ko r e a n people--whether the goal t h e wh o le r: e g io n t h e wh o l e w o r : l d ' type mentioned would f e a s ib le to of state run, her contacts t h e wh o le re g rio n a n d t h e r e b y s o u rc e o f wa r/ s o c ia lis t K o re a . p re s e n t ; Wh a t a p ro c e s s a ma jo r of v a ri o u s wa s , b u t longer u n itar :y for a terri b l-e In the the K o re a b u t of re t a in s e e m re la t iv e ly is as a whole, her c o me , a n d a ls o will about t h e mo re c lo s e d c o u n t rie s p a rt f ro m a sornethinq ma n y o f on that s a me p e a c e in it ia t ive s . learn wit h re t a in does t h e p ro c e s s p.r ovid e d a minimum of for to t ime bor d e rin g countries can the d ip lo ma c y s o c ia lis t the sys t e m, the world a unified to defense, go o d c o n n e c t io n s having model- another ma n v o f a c t iv e Korea a unified and resistance. le a rn no n -p ro v o c a t iv e No doubt North fea tur e s and norrnih"taqr K o re a c o u ld offer inLerest considerable fro m A u s t ria ; as she can learn of Yugoslavs the nicre based on paramilitar:y thin g s ar:e positive federations--there that It a rt if ic ia l, better a rq u me n t to is the a confedera- ma y b e a rg u e d t h a t a s p ira t io rF e mp iric a lly v a lid of the or not" a 6 IVha t se ems to be the a u n itar y state the r e ar e, of all without course, the middle, in Of course, de m o cr a tic it is d ive r se obvious it m ig h t it Ch in e se philosophy w i th the for that be better be t h a t "one c o u n t ry , An d it p r o b le m so lve d : ship s of is the than only th e p e o p le, conv e rg e n c e in that K orean the problem see the ha v e n o t other of bu ild in g a ne w, c ooperative setting m i gh t rn the wo r ld . of than u n it y test the s e t t in g a d d it io n to d e mo c ra c y , f ro m rig h t , of of view a n d u n it a ry of Tnrcrdonendence t imo - that t ie the s e c o nd b a s i c s e p a ra t io n --c a n A s ro n g a s b o t h the h a rd , re p re s s iv e will not b e : : e la x e rj. the a continue to a n d a mu c h mo re p a rt ic ip a t o ry in t e re s t he r e : c u r: re n t a s a p e a c e -b u ird in q K orea a s a t h re a t from left-and co me about- stood a lt e rn a t irz e nat io n --in the a t wo p a r t s " e c o n o mic p o in t t wo s y s t e ms " E uro p e a n t ra d it io n in t e re s t b e t we e n t h e t o p ra c t ic e of in d e c id e mo re c o h e s irz e t h a n f ro m a wo rld t-he c o u n t ry Meetinq d e mo c ra t s " be of s y mb io s is for And here accordinq to social rienocrats. mig h t s y s t e m is of c o n c e iv e K o re a c a p it a l i s t , of K o r: e a n s t o d e c ic le a n d t o a well-wo rk in g conventional m u ch stronger a ll K o re a s o c ia l of a un it a ry system s which certainly is a ll to e c o n o mic s y s t e m B ut on e re f le c t io n may also d if f ic u lt words; vfrrere reason is, is system with M o r e o ve r, or other manner" not is p o s s ib ilit ie s : three this it that a mo re u n it a ry Ko::ea socialist, of in case is K o re a n n a t io n . be leader- g ri p on Create s e t t in g And the * given Talk of Ha waii, in tha t to the 10 January meeting, Paig e o f the R eve r e n d Ki th e m a terial m y o wn effort 1986" university] the in to of paqoda, append j-x a n d f o r explore The C ar e of K orea," cop e n h a gen, 1980, pp. bu ild in q a cold the K o re a n s t u d e n t s , to one s t a t e , war cont e x t , Spo ke sm an, Nottinqham, 1984 , For a rs o s p o n s o rin q T wo S t a t e s a g e n e ra l G le n n D " s c ie n c e , a n d Ho n o lu ru ; E ssel:_ g -! -_ g g q g e F e g e a f c h , 147-1 6 8 " P ro f e s s o r p o l-it ic a l K o re a n s it u a t io n , Un iv e rsi t y t h e p a rt ic ip a n t s t o my f rie n rls De p a rt me n t Dae won the of r a m in d e b t e d and above a ll N ati - on s as a P rocess: in A ss o c ia t io n for s u p p ly in g t h e me e t in q " For s e e " Div id e d a n d T n -B e t we e n ; VoI. V , E jle rs , a p p ro a c h t o p e ac e - s e e T h e re A re A lt e rn a t iv e s , A p p e n d ix A TEN-POINT PROPOSALFOR A DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC OF KORYO (o c t o b e r I0, 1980) from K im I1 S ung , " Re p o rt t o t h e S ix t h Co n g re s s o f t h e Excer p ts of K orea o n t h e Wo rk o f t h e Ce n t ra l Co mmit t e e , " Wo r ke r s'P arty (I980 ), 1 4 -6 8 . Kor e a Todav, I1, 29O t h a t t h e mo 6 t re a lis t ic O ur P arty con6ider6 a n d re a s o n ab l e p e a c e f u lly in d e p e n d e n t ly , the countr y hr a y to reunify and on the pr in cip le u n it y is t o b rin g t h e n o rt h a n d of great nation a l state, into a con f e d e ra l le a v in g t h e id e a s an d sou th together in n o rt h a n d s o u t h a s t h e y a re . . . . systemg existing socia l (p . 4 s) . t h e c o n f e d e ra l It would be a good id e a t o c a ll s t a t e t he o f K o ry o Re p u b lic s t at e after a u n if ie d D em o cr atic Confederal a n d in our c o u n t ry is we ll k n o wn t o t h e tha t o nce existed t h e c o mmo n a s p ira t io n s and by reflecting o f n o rt h a n d wo r Id, so u th for democracy. c o u n t ry wh ic h d o e s n o t The DCRK should be a n e u t ra l politic a l-milit a ry pa r ti ci pate a llia n c e in any o r b lo c . . . . ( p , 4 6 ). t h a t t h e DCRK s h o u ld p u t o u r P arty deems it ap p ro p ria t e p o lic y : fo r wa r d and carry out the f o llo win g the DCRK should a d h e re t o in d e p e n d e n c e in a I l s t a t e Fir st, p o lic y . . . . (p . 4 5 ). an in d e p e n d e n t a cti vi tie s and foIlow d e mo c ra c y t h ro u g h o u t Se cond, the DCRK eho u ld e f f e c t a n d p ro mo t e g re a t cou n tr y and in aII sphere s o f s o c ie t y (p. unity.... 46). n a ti on a l the DCRK shou ld b rin g a b o u t e c o n o mic Third, exch a n ge between north a n d s o u t h a n d e n s u re t h e e c o n o my . . . . (p . 4 7 ). a n i nd e pendent national the c o o p e ra t io n d e v e lo p me n t and of the DCRK sho u ld re a liz e n o rt h -s o u t h e x c h a n g e a nd Fourth, c u lt u re a n d e d u c a t io n co o p e r a tion in the spheres o f s c ie n c e , progre6 e in t h e c o u n t ry ' 6 s c ie n c e a n d a n d en 6ure uniforn a n d a rt 6 , a n d n a t io n a l te ch n o logy, national cult u re e d u ca ti on. . .. (p. 47). the DCRK should re o p e n t h e s u s p e n d e d t ra n s p o rt Fi fth, between n o rt h a n d B o u t h a n d e n s u re f re e co m m u n ications a n d c o mn u n ic a t io n s uti l i zati on of the neans o f t ra n s p o rt p a r ts of the count ry. .. . (p . 4 8 ) . and in all ii the DCRK shoul d e n g u re a s t a b le I iv e lih o o d si xth, f o r th e p e a s a n t s a n d o t h e r wo r k i n g people including t h e wo rk e rs , en ti r e we lf a re s y s t e n a t ic a 1 ly . . . . ( p . 4 8 ) . r n a 6 se s and prorlote their c o n f ro n t a t io n Seventh, the DCRK shou ld re n o v e n ilit a ry a rmy to be tw ee n north and south an d f o rn a c o mb in e d n a t io n a l f ro m o u t s id e . . . . T h e confederal d e fen d the nation from inv a s io n s t re n g t h to 100,000 to 150,000 sta te should reduce the m it it a ry c o n f ro n t a t io n b e tw e e n in order to e n d t h e n ilit a ry r esp e cti v ely s t rif e to an end for n o r th and south and bring f ra t ric id a l good. t o a b o lis h t h e Milit a r y A t the sane tine it is e s s e n t ia l aII D em a r cation Line between n o rt h a n d e o u t h , d is ma n t le in it s v ic in it y , installations d is s o lv e n ilit ia m i l i ta r y ru ilit a ry of in both par t s a n d p ro h ib it t ra in in g o r g a n izations (pp. 48-49). civiIi an s.... Eig hth, the DCRK shou ld d e f e n d a n d p ro t e c t 4 9 ). of aII K oreane o v e rs e a 8 . . . . (p . i nter e 6 tB the rig h t e the DCRK should h a n d le p ro p e rly t h e f o re ig n Nin th, by t h e n o rt h a n d s o u t h p rio r established to r e la ti on s t h e f o re ig n a c t iv it ie s and should c o o rd in a t e r e u n ifi cation, governme n t s in a u n if ie d wa y . . . . (p . the th r o regional 4 9 ). a a a u n if ie d Ten th, tbe DCRK should , re la t io n s w ho le nation, develop frien d ly f o re ig n the lr o r Id and pursue a pe a c e f u l s t a t e re p re s e n t in q r wit h a lI c o u n t rie s p o lic y . . . . (p . 4 9 ). and of the of (tr Appendix B PROPOSAL OF TWENTY PILOT PROJECTS TO F'ACILITATE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND DEMOCRATIC REUNIF'ICATION (February I, I982) F r o n "Pro p o sa l o f Mi n i 6 ter Pr a c t i c al P i Io t P ro j e ct6 ,' 0 2 8 ( M a rch 1 9 8 2 ), 7 O-7 2 . o f Na t io n a l S o u t h -No rt h Un if ic a t io n Dia lo q u e in for K o re a , No. (1) and o p e n in g o f a h ig h wa y The connecting and P yongyang a6 a me a n 6 o f g u a ra n t e e in g between the S outh a n d t h e No rt h . (2) The realization of separated families, (3) The designating S orak and south tourist zone. (4) managem e n t o f h o me la n d v is it s The joint K orean residents a n d t h e ir f re e t ra v e l sides by way of Pa n n u n jo m. (s) The opening of the h a rb o rs o f I n c h o n a n d Ch in n a mp o to free tr a d e b e t rre e n t h e S o u t h a n d t h e No rth . facilitate ( 6) of fre e lis t e n in g The allowing t o e a c h o t h e r' 6 re g u lar p ro p a g an d a radio programs thr o u g h t h e re mo v a l o f t ric k y and janning facilitie s f o r t h e p ro mo t io n o f mu t u a l bethre e n t h e S o u t h a n d t h e No rt h . understanding ( 7\ The participation o f No rt h K o re a n d e le g a t io n s 1986 A sian Ganee a n d 1 9 8 8 O ly rn p ia d , a n d t h e ir the S outh by way o f P a n n u n jo m. (8) The allowing of aI I S outh and the Nort h of P anmunjom. (e) The creation of fishermen ( 10 ) The conducting of mu t u a l g o o d will v is it s f ro m v a rio u s circles, such a6 p o lit ic ia n s , b u 6 in e s s me n , y o u t h E a nd 6tudent6, workers, writ e rs a n d a rt i6 t s , a n d s p o rt s me n, to inprove relations and foster t ru s t b e t we e n t h e S o u t h and the North. of of between Seoul fr ee passage p o s t a L e x c h a n g e s a n d r eunion of t h e re b y e a s in g t h e ir suf fer ings . a n d o p e n in g o f t h e a re a n o rt h o f Mt . of t h e Dia mo n d Mo u n t a in s a a a jo in t jo in t bo t h f o re ig n e re wis h in g f re e a c c e s s t o t h e b y o v e rs e a e b e t we e n t h e tw o in t h e e n t ry into t o v is it the t n o a re a a b y w a y f is h e ry z o n e 6 f o r t h e c o n v e n ie n c e t h e S o u t h a n d t h e No rt h . IV ( If) o f f re e p re 6 6 c o v e ra g e b y t h e The guaranteeing journalists of the t lt o s id e s in e a c h o t h e r' s a re a re p o rt in g the corre c t o f t h e re a lit ie s facilitate of the S o u t h a n d t h e No rt h . societies jo in t re s e a rc h o n n a t io n a l p re s e rv in g a n d d e v e t o p in g to of ( f2) of The undertaking for the purpose of culture. national ( 13 ) ma t c h e s in v a rio u s The exchange of go o d will of f ie ld s g a me s u n d er in in t e rn a t io n a l 6ports and participa t io n b e t we e n t h e S o u t h a n d t h e No rt h . delegation single ( 14 ) The trading convenience ( f5 ) developn e n t The joint between t h e resources economY . national ( f6) a n d e x h ib it io n s The exchange ol te c h n ic ia n s produ c t s t o c o n t rib u t e to the manufactured of the S o u t h a n d t h e No rt h . developnent (17) of sp o rt s The creation Zone f o r Denilitarized S outh and the Nort h . of of prod u c t s re6 id e n t 6 o f d a ily of both n e c e s s it y s id e s . a n d u t iliz a t io n South and the f a c ilit ie s g o o d will the h is t o ry the for the o f n a t u ra l No rt h t o e n h a n c e t h e of in d u s t ria l in s id e the n a t c h e 6 b e t we e n the ( I8 ) of a jo in t The conducting 6y6tem o f t h e ecological Zon e . Demilitarized ( f9) The complete remov a l o f n ilit a ry f a c ilit ie s Z o n e in o rd e r t o a lle v ia t e the Demilitarized tension between th e S o u t h a n d t h e No rt h . (2O) of n e a 6 u re 6 t o c o n t ro l a rm6 b e t we e n th e The discussion a n d t h e in s t a llin g of a n d o p e ra t io n S outh and the North , lin e b e t h re e n t h e o f f ic ia ls telephone a direct for the milit a ry o f t h e t h ro s id e s . a f f a irs responsible a c a d e n ic s u rv e y t o s t u d y t h e f a u n a a n d f lo ra the in s id e f ro m wit hi n milit a ry
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