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[Research Article] A Regional Contextualization of the Transition to the Post–Cold War Era in East Asia
The Journal of Northeast Asian History / The Journal of Northeast Asian History, (P)1976-3735; (E)3091-8685
2025, v.22 no.1, pp.201-223
https://doi.org/10.23037/jnah.2025.22.1.006
(University of Leeds)
LIM,
Y.
(2025). [Research Article] A Regional Contextualization of the Transition to the Post–Cold War Era in East Asia. , 22(1), 201-223, https://doi.org/10.23037/jnah.2025.22.1.006
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Abstract
This article focuses on the transition to the post-Cold War era in East Asia, highlighting the period between 1989 and 1994. Its narrative highlights 1972 as a pivotal year, witnessing the Sino-U.S. rapprochement and the July 4 South-North Joint Communiqué, alongside the two Koreas’ domestic constitutional amendments that solidified their respective leaderships despite underlying tensions. Then, the paper moves on to discuss the transitional period of 1989-1994, marked by South Korea’s normalization with the Soviet Union and China, inter-Korean agreements, and ultimately, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s 1994 visit to Pyongyang and Kim Il Sung’s subsequent death. The paper concludes that the Korean Peninsula transitioned into the post-Cold War era in 1994, highlighting how a series of interconnected regional events led to its distinct conclusion.
- keywords
- Cold War, Korean Peninsula, East Asia, Regional Dynamics, Détente
- Received
- 2025-09-23
- Revised
- 2025-12-09
- Accepted
- 2025-12-17
- Published
- 2025-12-31
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