South Korea

South Korea

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South Korea

dc.contributor	WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)	en_US
dc.contributor	Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service	en_US
dc.contributor	Foreign Policy Association	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Asia	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	East Asia	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	South Korea	en_US
dc.creator	Richard V. Allen (Interviewee)	en_US
dc.creator	Selig S. Harrison (Interviewee)	en_US
dc.creator	Krogh, Peter F. (Peter Frederic) (Moderator)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-20T22:50:30Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-20T22:50:30Z
dc.date.created	1988	en_US
dc.date.issued	1988
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10822/552668
dc.description	South Korea, America's military and economic ally, was for years ruled by a series of authoritarian military governments. Then in 1987, the government shocked the world by agreeing to free elections, and in 1988 former general Roh Tae-Woo became South Korea’s first popularly elected president. As the country began its transition to democracy, American policymakers struggled to create a more balanced economic relationship between the United States and South Korea. The Korean trade barriers that had helped to create a $10 billion trade surplus were beginning to draw criticism from policy makers in the U.S., however American pressure towards liberalization of the Korean market aroused the ire of the Korean government, and, coupled with a resurgence of Korean nationalism, contributed to growing anti-American sentiment in the country. This episode examines the United States’ efforts to create a more balanced economic relationship between the two nations without jeopardizing political or military interests in South Korea. Obstacles to the country’s emerging democracy are also discussed, including North Korean hostility and trade frictions between Korea and the United States. Featuring former National Security Advisor Richard Allen, Selig Harrison of the Carnegie Endowment, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Asia Director Mark Van Fleet and former Korean Economic Minister to the United States Yoonsae Yang.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Examines how democracy can be promoted in South Korea and the dangers of destabilization.	en_US
dc.format.extent	28 min.	en_US
dc.format.medium	MPG4 H.264	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.relation	Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archive	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://mediapilot.georgetown.edu:443/sharestream2gui/getMedia.do?action=streamMedia&mediaPath=0d21b6201a7561f9011b6eb6f29d0ec7&cid=0d21b62018c663370119bf04f6be0a8b
dc.source	World Beat (show 104)	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	United States -- Foreign relations -- Korea (South)	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Korea (South) -- Foreign relations -- United States	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Korea (South) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1988	en_US
dc.subject.other	Roh Tae-Woo	en_US
dc.subject.other	Trade Deficit	en_US
dc.subject.other	Korean Economy	en_US
dc.title	South Korea	en_US
dc.coverage	International Economics, Trade and Business	en_US