Comparison of Korean and US Expert Survey Results

"The government plans to make efforts to expand dialogue channels, particularly with opinion leaders who have significant influence on the formulation of Korean Peninsula policy, such as the U.S. Congress and research institutions." This was stated by Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon on the 4th, following a National Security Council meeting held immediately after the U.S. presidential election. This statement symbolically illustrates the influence of opinion leaders on policy-making in the case of the United States. Therefore, understanding the foreign perception orientation and political preference distribution of opinion leaders is undoubtedly an important prerequisite for forecasting the foreign policy direction of a country and presenting policy alternatives.

The main contents of the attached file are as follows.

□ International Perception, Internationalism, and Multilateralism in Korean and U.S. Expert Opinion

Korea 86%, U.S. 76% should follow UN decisions
Korea 76%, U.S. 50% in favor of government agricultural subsidies

□ Realism in Security
Korea 43%, U.S. 25% absolutely against U.S. nuclear use

□ Differences in Bilateral Foreign Policy Decision-Making Systems
Influence on Korea's foreign policy decision-making: U.S. Government > Korean President
U.S. has checks and balances between the President, Congress, and the public; Korea's influence is concentrated on the U.S. and the President

□ Agreement on Approach to North Korea
"Oppose military action against North Korea without South Korea's consent" Korea 88%, U.S. 73%