Future of US-Korean Relations

John Feffer has been a Pantech Fellow in Korean Studies at Stanford University and is currently a Writing Fellow at the Provisions Library in Washington D.C. He is the author of North Korea, South Korea: U.S. Policy at a Time of Crisis (Seven Stories, 2003). He is also the editor of Power Trip: U.S. Unilateralism and Global Policy after September 11 (Seven Stories, 2003).

• Introduction 1. US-North Korean Relations 2. US-South Korean Relations 3. The Politics of Nationalism in US - Korean Relations 4. Imbalance of Power, Balance of Asymmetric Terror: Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) in Korea 5. Forever Stepping Back: The Strange Record of 15 Years of Negotiation between Japan and North Korea 6. China's New Role in the US-DPRK Nuclear Confrontation 7. The Exodus: North Korea's Out-Migration 8. North Korea on Capitol Hill 9. Grave Threats and Grand Bargains: The United States and Regional Order in Northeast Asia

'This book is important for B.A. students and even for decision makers attempting to understand the complexity of the Korean Peninsula and the role of the regional players. Korean researchers will find excellent chapters in this book, which can be used as supplemental literature for their courses on Korean and Asian security.' - The Guardian'The eight studies [in this book]...offer a clear and sensible view of what is happening in East Asia today.' - South China Morning Post