Correlation between US and China's hegemonic competition and the deployment of THAAD on Korean Peninsula
Korelace mezi hegemonickou soutěží USA a Číny a rozmístěním THAAD na Korejském poloostrově
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/149222Identifikátory
SIS: 229440
Kolekce
- Kvalifikační práce [17123]
Autor
Vedoucí práce
Oponent práce
Landovský, Jakub
Fakulta / součást
Fakulta sociálních věd
Obor
Geopolitická studia
Katedra / ústav / klinika
Katedra politologie
Datum obhajoby
13. 9. 2021
Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědJazyk
Angličtina
Známka
Výborně
Klíčová slova (česky)
THAAD, Korejský poloostrov, USA, ČínaKlíčová slova (anglicky)
THAAD, Korean Peninsula, USA, ChinaDespite the Korean public and China's opposition, Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) was deployed in South Korea in 2017. The U.S. government and the South Korean government claim that the THAAD installation is only for the safety of South Korea and the Korean Peninsula. However, the study questioned the claim, assuming that there may be another reason behind the deployment of THAAD regarding the U.S. pursuing its interests in the U.S. - China hegemonic race. The study uses Olganski's power transition theory to analyze the current situation and to find out the correlation between THAAD and U.S. - China hegemony. According to the analysis, China still seems to be far from catching up with the U.S., but in some areas it is quite difficult to determine any states' absolute level of competitiveness, and China even has an upper hand in trade. In this situation, China is dissatisfied with the U.S.-led international order, and the possibility of a power transition rises. Therefore, the paper attempts to verify that the deployment of THAAD missiles on the Korean Peninsula, which greatly helps the U.S. MD(Missile Defense) system, was a strategic choice for the U.S. to hinder China's growth.