Contemporary Review of the Middle East
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First published online May 15, 2017
Israel–South Korea Relations: The Military Dimension
Alvite Singh Ningthoujam alvite_n@yahoo.comView all authors and affiliations
Volume 4, Issue 2
https://doi.org/10.1177/2347798917700767
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Abstract
As Southeast Asia gains prominence in global geostrategic and geoeconomic environment, Israel’s overture to South Korea is not an exception. Despite prolonged frosty relations between Israel and South Korea between the 1970s and late 1980s, both have managed to strengthen military–security relationship after reopening their embassies in the early 1990s. Currently, their defense cooperation revolves around arms trade but is expanding toward joint ventures, coproduction, and upgrading programs. Arms export is an important component in promoting Israeli foreign policy goals. At the same time, South Korea requires constant defense upgrade as it faces a hostile neighborhood. Within this context, the article argues that military and defense relations are the driving forces in flourishing Israel–South Korea relations.
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