Geopolitical understanding of South Korea: development, tendencies and perspectives

• Main Authors: Roberto Celaya Figueroa, Amado Villarreal González
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Colima 2007-06-01
• Series: Portes: Revista mexicana de estudios sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico
• Subjects: Corea; Geopolítica; Medio ambiente
• Online Access: http://revistasacademicas.ucol.mx/index.php/portes/article/view/346

<p style="text-align: justify;">The development of South Korea must be understood to the light of the environmental theories that insist on the paper of environment, including the geography and the culture, like conditioners of the political relations. The history of South Korea is confined in the history of the nations that from the opening from East to the West in the middle of century XIX play a important role like scene and reason for conflicts between the regional powers and, after 2ª World War, like scene of the conflict between the two superpowers.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The objective of the present work is present Korea like a typical scene of the game of powers that represent geopolitics, for such effect is divided in three approaches: first it has to do with the geography of Korea like a strategic zone disputed by China, Japan and Russia in the middle of century XIX? the second approach talks about to the location of Korea like a geopolitical space where the two great triumphant ideologies of 2ª World War, Communism and Capitalism, and where a fight by this territory like political flag would be carried out? finally, the third approach talks about to the situation of two Coreas after the cold war locating the possible context of a possible reunification as well as scenes.</p>