Analysis of the U.S. Foreign Policy towards North Korea: Comparison of the Post-Cold War Presidents

Abstract

This article deals with North Korean foreign policy strategies of the post-Cold War presidents of the United States. It aims to provide firstly, analysis of the North Korean policy of G. H. W. Bush, B. Clinton, G. W. Bush and B. Obama from the point of view of foreign policy goals and tools. Secondly, it aims to compare their North Korean policy. By analyzing foreign policy strategies of those presidents, we can subsequently depict particular trends in development of the U.S.-North Korean relations, assess the changes of particular foreign policy goals and tools and finally to underline aspects of mutual relations that showed to be problematic in the researched era.