A Critical Review of Balanced Diplomacy as a Leadership of Administrative Leader
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 1, June 2019
Pages:
1-8
Received:
21 March 2019
Accepted:
29 April 2019
Published:
27 May 2019
Abstract: This paper aims to propose a constructive direction for diplomatic policy through a critical review of the Moon Jae-in adminstration’s ‘balanced diplomacy’. In order to accomplish this, major leadership theory was used as the methodology to analyze the current government’s diplomatic power in the areas of the North Korean nuclear issue, ROK-U.S. ROK-China relations, and ASEAN diplomacy. The current government must consider the North Korean nuclear issue from two perspectives. North Korea, that possesses nuclear weapons, is not in a position to maintain a stable institutional relationship with South Korea. Moreover, the utmost priority of policy towards North Korea is the Korean people. There must not be any ‘cracks’ within Korean society regarding methods of dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. Secondly, the ROK-U.S. relations must work towards institutionally securing a nuclear umbrella. This must be fulfilled by ensuring practical security through documenting an ‘automatic intervention’ clause in the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Agreement. Thirdly, South Korea can show its presence to China in the ROK-China relations only when it is in a strong alliance with the U.S. Fourthly, diplomatic expansion into Southeast Asia can actually be a cause for losing diplomatic balance in Northeast Asia due to it being an escape from the reality of U.S.-China relations. In conclusion, the Moon government’s diplomatic leadership can be categorized as a ‘Transformational leadership’ that acquires political support by casting a vision for government administration and creating motivation. Three positions must be set in order to practice changeover diplomacy: (1) Acknowledging the reality of inter-Korean relations and building constructive relations with North Korea, (2) establishing an innovative ROK-U.S. security position and foundation for ‘self-strengthening security’, and (3) emerging as a confident and flexible diplomacy.
Abstract: This paper aims to propose a constructive direction for diplomatic policy through a critical review of the Moon Jae-in adminstration’s ‘balanced diplomacy’. In order to accomplish this, major leadership theory was used as the methodology to analyze the current government’s diplomatic power in the areas of the North Korean nuclear issue, ROK-U.S. RO...
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Optical Design and Performance Analysis of Linear Focusing Solar Thermal Collectors
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 1, June 2019
Pages:
9-16
Received:
23 February 2019
Accepted:
9 April 2019
Published:
28 October 2019
Abstract: Linear Fresnel solar collector is a focusing concentrator suitable for direct steam generation, industrial process heat, and solar space cooling system and hot water generation for different uses. The optical design and performance simulations, experimental and numerical studies on linear Fresnel solar collector were reviewed. Studies on the optical designs and ray-tracing simulations results indicated non-uniform solar flux distributions on the receiver absorber surface. The optical quality of LFC is low due to its higher incidence angle and the cosine factor. Studies on optimizing the optical errors that affects the optical performance of the LFC are lacking in the literature. Ray tracing results at 0o incidence angle indicated three different optical losses-geometric configuration, material properties and focus errors losses. Studies on the lateral drift and uncertainty of the direction of the reflected rays, which adversely affect the concentration factor of the LFC are lacking in the literature. The optical performance of a LFC system can be improved through an optimized optical design - mirrors separation, shapes, width and their orientation.
Abstract: Linear Fresnel solar collector is a focusing concentrator suitable for direct steam generation, industrial process heat, and solar space cooling system and hot water generation for different uses. The optical design and performance simulations, experimental and numerical studies on linear Fresnel solar collector were reviewed. Studies on the optica...
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