Böcker av Seung-Ho Joo

In the post-Cold War era, US relations with the two Korean states - the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) - have been undergoing profound changes, with critical and immediate repercussions for peace and security in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. This volume examines the key political, security and economic aspects of US-ROK and US-DPRK relations, focusing on the current status, salient issues and future prospects.

Presents a two-track (inter-Korean and international) approach to Korean peninsula peace-regime building. This title argues that an inter-Korean and international approach should be pursued simultaneously for the construction of a permanent peace regime on the Korean peninsula.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) joined the rank of nuclear powers in October 2006 after exploding its first nuclear device. This book on North Korean foreign relations provides guidance to understanding North Korea's foreign policy behavior. It studies a range of foreign policy issues relating to North Korea.