Continuity and changes in South Korea's middle power diplomacy

The debate about South Korea’s middle power diplomacy represents a key aspect of the country’s recent foreign policy. Since the end of the Cold War, the country has embarked on a process of expansion and broadening of its foreign policy, with middle power diplomacy becoming a key concept. Starting from the historical reconstruction of the country’s foreign policy after the end of the Cold War, this chapter analyses the different strategies put in place by South Korean governments in order to achieve the status of middle power and to what extent they have been successful in pursuing this strategy.