Abstract:
Muhammad Nursyaid Susilo, International Relations, 2015, President
University
Thesis title: The Implementation of Sport Diplomacy as the Tool to Reduce the
Tension between North and South Korea: In the Case of PyeongChang Winter
Olympics 2018.
This thesis is about the sport diplomacy as a tool to reduce the tension between the North and
South Korea. The world knew that North and South Korea had their own tension even after the
World War II, in which it is getting worse because of the nuclear missiles had by the North
Korea that the world believe that it might be dangerous and could threatening the peace situation
of the international system. The sport diplomacy is one of the newest kind of public diplomacy in
which could be used to tightened the bilateral as well multilateral relations with thh Korea
participating in an event as well bringing the name of the whole Korea. The Winter Olympic
itself is believe to restore the bad relations between the North and South Korea these days. This
thesis then, is going to analyze whether the sport diplomacy could or could not to restore and
maintain their bilateral relations in this diplomatic world. Through the diplomacy as well foreign
policy of the South Korea, the state could convince the North Korea to maintain their bilateral
relations in this international system.
