The Two Koreas and the United States: Issues of Peace, Security and Economic Cooperation

by Wonmo Dong

Overview

As Korea enters a hopeful new chapter in its history, this timely book, with contributions by distinguished experts in the field, addresses the fragility of the political, economic, and military balance within the two Koreas and in Northeast Asia. It provides in-depth analysis of the principal factors that gave rise to the persisting Cold War on the Korean peninsula, and successfully unravels many aspects of the complicated domestic and economic dynamics of the two Koreas, the patterns of relationship between the two rival states, as well as their changing relationships with the United States and other major powers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315500676
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/08/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	328
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Wonmo Dong (Ph.D., Georgetown University) was the convener and executive-director of the SMU—Dallas Forum on Asian Affairs from 1996 to 1998. He is currently president of the Association of Korean Political Studies in North America

Table of Contents

Part I. North Korea’s Domestic Politics and Economy in the Post—Kim II Sung Era: Patterns of Change and Continuity 1. Crisis Management by New Leaders in North Korea 2. The Economic Situation in North Korea 3. The Future of the Post—Kim II Sung System in North Korea Part II. South Korea and Inter-Korea Relations: Domestic Political Economy and the U.S.—ROK Alliance System 4. Two Scales: Democratization and the North Korea Policy of the Kim Young Sam Government 5. Democracy and Unification: The Dilemma of the ROK Engagement 6. The Dichotomy of Pride and Vulnerability: South Korean Tensions in the U.S. Relationship Part III The Two Koreas and Their Asian Neighbors 7 The North Korean Crisis and Japan's Choice 8. China and the Two Koreas 9. Russia’s Policies Toward the Two Koreas Part IV. The United States and the Two Koreas 10. The Two Koreas and Northeast Asia in the Post-Cold War Era 11. The U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework and the Korea Policy of the United States 12. No Thanks Expected: America’s Effort to Nurture a "Soft Landing" 13. The United States and the Future of Korea 14. The Korean Peninsula at the Crossroads: Which Way? 15. North Korean Crises and American Choices: Managing U.S. Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula Part V. Looking Toward the Next Century 16. Resolving the North Korean Crisis: What Should Be Done by the Business Community? 17. Korea and the United States: Looking to the Twenty-First Century

Editorial Reviews

Presents 17 papers by scholars of international relations and area studies who attended the March 1997 meeting of an annual symposium at Southern Methodist University. The consider such topics as the future of the post-Kim Il Sung system in North Korea, the dichotomy of pride and vulnerability in South Korea's relationship with the US, Russia's policies toward the Koreas, North Korean crises and American choices, and what the business community should do to help resolve the North Korean crisis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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