In A Troubled Peace, Professor Chae-Jin Lee reviews the vicissitudes of U.S. policy toward South and North Korea since 1948 when rival regimes were installed on the Korean peninsula. He explains the continuously changing nature of U.S.-Korea relations by discussing the goals the United States has sought for Korea, the ways in which these goals have been articulated, and the methods used to implement them. Using a careful analysis of declassified diplomatic documents, primary materials in English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, and extensive interviews with American and Korean officials, Lee draws attention to a number of factors that have affected U.S. policy: the functions of U.S. security policy in Korea, the role of the United States in South Korea's political democratization, President Clinton's policy of constructive engagement toward North Korea, President Bush's hegemonic policy toward North Korea, and the hexagonal linkages among the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and the two Koreas.Drawing on concepts of containment, deterrence, engagement, preemption, and appeasement, Lee's balanced and thoughtful approach reveals the frustrations of all players in their attempts to arrive at a modicum of coexistence. His objective, comprehensive, and definitive study reveals a dynamicand incredibly complexseries of relationships underpinning a troubled and tenuous peace.
AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsNote on Korean, Chinese, and Japanese Terms1. Introduction2. The United States Faces KoreaFirst EncountersJapanese Ascendancy in KoreaNational DivisionThe Korean WarThe Containment System3. The Dynamics of Structural Adjustment: From Nixon to CarterThe Guam DoctrineNixon's China PolicyFord's InterregnumCarter's Military PolicyThe Koreagate InvestigationsPolitical Crisis in South Korea4. The Passing of the Cold War: The Reagan and Bush YearsReagan's Anti-Communist PolicyThe Beijing TalksRoh's Northern DiplomacyEconomic Relations5. From Containment to Engagement: Clinton's PolicyEngagement PolicyThe Four-Party TalksThe Perry ProcessA Missed Opportunity6. In Search of Hegemonic Diplomacy: Bush's PolicyBush's New DoctrinesThe ""Axis of Evil""The HEU ProgramMultilateral DiplomacyThe Six-Party TalksA Strained AllianceThe Yongsan GarrisonSouth Korean Troops in Iraq7. ProspectsContinuity and ChangeInter-Korean RelationsThe United States and Korea after UnificationAppendix: TablesNotesIndex
