title: The theory of Structural Realism and the Issue of Nuclear Proliferation in Northeast Asia
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metadata.value: Lantsova, Irina S.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2017-05-31T12:05:24Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2017-05-31T12:05:24Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2017-03
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metadata.value: Lantsova I. S. The theory of Structural Realism and the Issue of Nuclear Proliferation in Northeast Asia. Vestnik SPbSU. Political science. International relations, 2017, vol. 10, issue 1, pp. 64–74.
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metadata.value: 10.21638/11701/spbu06.2017.107
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/6402
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: In this article the author examines the situation around North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs,
  and the problem of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons in North-East Asia through the prism of
  Kenneth Waltz’s “nuclear peace” concept developed within the framework of the structural realism
  theory. The basic issues of the “nuclear peace” concept are pointed in the first part of the paper. Within
  the framework of this approach Kenneth Waltz concludes that under certain conditions, nuclear weapons
  can contribute to the stability and reduce the possibility of developing full-scale conflict between
  the countries that possess them. In the second part of the paper on the base of this theoretical approach,
  the dynamic of the conflict over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs is expressed. The
  system of international relations was under significant transformation in the late 1980s. These changes,
  which broke the balance of powers in the world as a whole, and in the North-East Asia in particular,
  resulted in North Korea’s commitment to use nuclear technology to improve its own defenses. The
  author examines the situation in the North-East Asia with the North Korea’s acquisition of nuclear
  weapons. The DPRK’s possession of nuclear weapons leads to disruption of the balance in the region. The author points that according to he logic of the K. Waltz’s concept Japan and South Korea should
  seek to acquire their own nuclear weapons. Today some political leaders allow this opportunity. However,
  such a development could make the situation in North-East Asia even more unpredictable and
  dangerous. Refs 26. Table 1.
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metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: This work was supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry
  of Education of the Republic of the Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean
  Studies (AKS-2016-OLU-2250002).
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Political Science. International Relations;Volume 10; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Structural Realism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kenneth Waltz
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Balance of Powers
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the North-East Asia
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the Korean Peninsula
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: DPRK’s Nuclear Program
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The theory of Structural Realism and the Issue of Nuclear Proliferation in Northeast Asia
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metadata.value: Article
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