The chapter discusses the Republic of Korea's three contributions to the relative peace in East Asia since the 1980s: deterrence and crisis management; peaceful development; and the "sunshine policies" of presidents Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moe-yun and Moon Jae-in.
Tønnesson, Stein (2019) Precarious but Persistent: Korea's Part in the East Asian Peace, in Bridging the Divide: Moon Jae-in's Korean Peace Initiative. Seoul: Yonsei University Press (102–125).