8. Why did Korea experience more and severer labor disputes in the late 1980s than earlier periods?
한국의 노동투쟁 및 파업의 시기는 정치적 불안의 시기와 일치하는 경향을 보인다. 특히 1980년대 후반의 격렬했던 노동투쟁은 1987년 당시 집권여당의 대통령 후보였던 노태우의 직선제 및 인권에 관한 공약이 기폭제가 되어
Role as a bottle cap
Restrain factor of Japan’s nuclear armament
Nuclear umbrella & positive security assurance
- Same position related to the regional security issue
Role as a stimulus
- Active participation in the war on terror after 9/11
Demand for amendment to the article 9 (Armitage Report, 2000)
->> Raises a question about the bottle cap role
->> Lead to an arms races
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