This paper presents an application of the concept of strategic culture as a possible way to analyze North Korea’s
nuclear program. The goal is to illustrate that the strategic culture approach is a useful method to understand
North Korea’s determination to develop nuclear capability, demonstrating the link between culture and behavior
through Alastair Johnston’s methodology. The question of the formation of a North Korean strategic culture will
be scrutinized through scoring the speeches and written messages of three North Korean leaders in terms of
the presence of key cultural assumptions. Then, it will accordingly suggest that North Korea’s strategic culture,
affecting the practices of its security policy, leads this country toward an active defense strategy, which implies a
credible nuclear deterrence.
Active Defense Kim Jong-un North Korea Nuclear Program Strategic Culture
Aktif Savunma Kim Jong-un Kuzey Kore Nükleer Program Stratejik Kültür
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Mart 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 61 |