 EAI Issue Briefing No. MASI 2011-03
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In this paper, the author argues that all conventional wisdom - which either denies the significance of North Korea policy or views the level of engagement as mainly shaping Pyongyang's behavior - has only weak empirical support, but remains salient because it serves parochial political interests in the partisan blame game. In reality, Seoul's policy toward Pyongyang has significantly amplified North Korean belligerence primarily because it has been partisan in nature-not because inter-Korean engagement has been excessive or insufficient. Resolving this problem requires promoting post-partisanship, to which independent scholars and institutions can contribute significantly.
 
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