1948年在联合国主持下正式成立后，当时羽翼未丰的大韩民国立即被卷入到冷战的强权政治中，并在1991年前阻碍其加入联合国。
Founded formally in 1948 under UN auspices, the then-fledgling Republic of Korea immediately became engulfed in Cold War power politics, which hampered its efforts to join the UN – a goal not achieved until 1991.