Description
The denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula has been a critical policy objective for the United
States and its relations with North Korea has been the determining factor of the future of the Korean
Peninsula and the United States’ security objectives. Thus, the paper asks how US hegemonic
identity is reflected in its North Korea policy and investigates the link between the US hegemonic
identity and North Korea policy. The paper will analyse the story of the US-North Korea relations
through the lens of identity. Although the paper admits the systemic analysis of the regional
dynamics as crucial, it aims to shed a light on the identity aspect of the analysis by investigating the
relationship of the identity and foreign policy and seek an answer to how identities of the US and
North Korea affect the relations between the two countries and the foreign policy outcomes.
Keywords:
Identity; National Identity; United States of America (USA); North Korea
