THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERSTATE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AT THE LAST THIRD OF THE XXth – AT THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE XXIst CENTURIES ; РОЗВИТОК ДВОСТОРОННІХ ВІДНОСИН МІЖ США ТА РЕСПУБЛІКОЮ КОРЕЯ В ОСТАННІЙ ТРЕТИНІ ХХ – ПЕРШІЙ ЧВЕРТІ ХХІ СТ

Abstract

The author researched the development of relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea in the last third of the twentieth – at the first quarter of the twenty-first centuries. The article clarifies the stages of evolution of bilateral interaction in the 1970s – 2000s. The main trends in the development of military-political cooperation between the United States and South Korea are highlighted. Peculiarities of cooperation between the two states in the trade and economic sphere are considered. Emphasis is placed on contradictions in the process of development of trade and economic cooperation. The main differences and problems in the relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea are analyzed. The largescale economic and military support that Washington provided to Seoul in the postwar period is described. It has been shown that the economic transformation in South Korea will meet the expectations and recommendations given by American experts and consultants. Emphasis is placed on Washington's desire to maintain its position on the Korean Peninsula. The "Pacific Doctrine", according to which the United States had to maintain its military presence in Asia, was considered. Emphasis is placed on China's role as one of the major international players in maintaining the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region. The issue of withdrawal of American armed contingents during the Reagan administration was assessed. Seoul's proposal to create a "Political Initiative for the Future Alliance" to review the conditions of the US contingent is described. The US desire to strengthen cooperation with Japan and the Republic of Korea and maintain the US military presence in these countries was appreciated. It is noted that some improvement in US relations with South Korea and a tendency to intensify relations occurred after the victory in the presidential election of J. Biden. It is noted on the change in the configuration of the American military presence outside the United States during the ...