Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.