The role of South Korea in the making of a regional trade architecture: Convening, bridging, and designing FTA networks

Abstract

Recently, the concept of middle power diplomacy has drawn considerable attention in South Korea. Numerous works have been published and conferences held over the role of South Korea as a middle power in the changing international environment. This debate was provoked by a variety of theoretical and policy-related questions, largely related to the fundamental changes in the international system in general and the decline of US leadership in particular.