Rethinking Friends and Foes: A Comparison between China-Israel Relations and South Korea-Israel Relations Through the Lens of Ontological Security

• In Event: Conflict, Cooperation, and Culture

Brief Overview

This paper examines how Israel used recognition of sovereignty as a diplomatic tool and why South Korea suspended ties with Israel when China collaborated in military and technological matters with Israel during the 1970s and 80s.

Author

• Minju Lee, University of Connecticut