Paper short abstract:

This study not only identifies what factors would be necessary condition for successful peacebuilding in post-conflict zones with the focus on warranties of bilateral donors, but applies those factors into the Korean Peninsula considering the US and China as major sources of bilateral warranties.

Paper long abstract:

This study sets out to explore the scope and utility of peace conditionality as an instrument for peace consolidation in the context of the Korean Peninsula where political negotiations between North Korea and the United States are at crossroads with the hope of creating a peaceful transition via the peace-development nexus. Assuming that there will be the chaotic drive-in of humanitarian and development aids/investments without proper coordination after the official declaration of peace accords by Washington and Pyeongyang, this study will investigate not only serious competitions among donor actors who intend to dominate political and economic influences on North Korea, but also how to apply 'peace conditionality' to the Korean Peninsula in order to stabilize the peace process for a transitional period covering the lack of governance abilities of the DPRK and uncoordinated engagements of multiple stakeholders who have strategic interests in North Korea. By drawing success factors from best practices of peace conditionality (Namibia, Mozambique, and El Salvador), this study will not only identify what factors would be necessary condition for successful peacebuilding in post-conflict zones with the particular focus on warranties of bilateral donors involved in the peace processes, but also apply those factors into the Korean Peninsula with another focus on the United States and China as major sources of bilateral warranties.