A troubled peace : U.S. policy and the two Koreas
His objective, comprehensive, and definitive study reveals a dynamic-and incredibly complex-series of relationships underpinning a troubled and tenuous peace.
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1. Introduction
2. The United States faces Korea
First encounters
Japanese ascendancy in Korea
National division
The Korean War
The containment system
3. The dynamics of structural adjustment : from Nixon to Carter
The Guam Doctrine
Nixon's China policy
Ford's interregnum
Carter's military policy
The Koreagate investigations
Political crisis in South Korea
4. The passing of the Cold War : the Reagan and Bush years
Reagan's anti-communist policy
The Beijing talks
Roh's Northern diplomacy
Economic relations
5. From containment to engagement : Clinton's policy
Engagement policy
The Four-Party Talks
The Perry process
A missed opportunity
6. In search of hegemonic diplomacy : Bush's policy
Bush's new doctrines
The "axis of evil:
The HEU program
Multilateral diplomacy
The Six-Party Talks
A strained alliance
The Yongsan Garrison
South Korean troops in Iraq
7. Prospects
Continuity and change
Inter-Korean relations
The United States and Korea after unification
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