Impact of Lockean Elements on US Foreign Policy; North Korean and Chinese relations due to Marxist-Leninist policies and a look at Korean culture arising from extreme ideologies North Korea's realist worldview characterizes North Korea as a form of coalesced belligerence that must be addressed through containment and deterrence American. Because of the growing fear produced by North Korea's growing nuclear power and radical behavior toward the United States, realists advocate the use of threats and pressure to force North Korea to shut down its nuclear program if necessary. An achievement of true realism would include the recognition of diplomacy as the primary means of reaching an agreement with North Korea in order to combat hostility that has developed from both external and internal factors within North Korea. However, because American foreign policy and attitudes toward international security are predominantly realist, the United States provides its allies in East Asia with military supplies and maintains troops within the borders of allied nations such as Japan and South Korea. South. As a result of this realistic perception, surrounding countries such as North Korea and China also maintain a predominantly realist approach towards foreign affairs and continue to increase and modernize their related military and technological advancements. Furthermore, the United States' influence in East Asia encourages its allies to maintain an insular approach towards North Korea and remain uncooperative. President Obama's foreign policy continues to maintain bilateral alliances with Japan and Taiwan, which discourages the creation of multilateral agreements between North Korea and East Asian countries. This discouragement caused the proliferation of t...... half of paper ......, stability and establishment of civilization in the region. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Obama: North Korea should end belligerence now." The big story. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/obama-north-korea-should-end-belligerence-now (accessed April 22, 2014). "The Conduct of the Entente; by John Locke... Essays, Moral, Economic and Political; by Francis Bacon." “Human Rights Speech in North Korea.” Google Books. Np, nd Web. April 22, 2014. "Freedom Leads to Growth" website. John Hood's syndicated weekly column. NP, January 17, 2014. Web. April 22, 2014"Ambassador: US 'not seeking to contain China'" Asia Society. Np, nd Web. April 22, 2014. “Journal of Management History (Archive).” Emerald Intuition. Np, nd Web. April 22, 2014."Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University." Site. Library.smu.edu.nd Web. 22 April. 2014.