13249. KOREAN (NORTH AND SOUTH) FOREIGN RELATIONS. This paper explores the historical and current status of Korean foreign relations, both in terms of relations between the two Koreas (inter-Korean foreign relations) and in terms of the foreign relations between North and South Korea and the major world powers. In examining the two Koreas in the context of international relations, the analysis focuses on the four powers which have historically shaped the destiny of the Korean peninsula - China, Japan, Russia and the United States. A concluding section considers the prospects for Korean reunification in the context of the current international climate. 26 pages, 76 footnotes, 34 bibliographic sources.