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North Korea in 2018: Kim’s Summit Diplomacy
February 2019
Kim Jong-un showcased a series of summit meetings throughout 2018, including the first-ever meeting of a North Korean leader with a sitting US president.
Peace on a Knife's Edge: The Inside Story of Roh Moo-hyun's North Korea Policy
February 2018
Peace on a Knife’s Edge is the translation of Lee Jong-Seok's 2014 memoir of South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun's efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula in the face of opposition at home...
Asymmetry of power and attention in alliance politics: the US–Republic of Korea case
February 2016
While power asymmetry typically defines security relationships between allies, there exist other forms of asymmetry that influence alliance politics.
Divided Lenses: Screen Memories of War in East Asia
February 2016
Divided Lenses: Screen Memories of War in East Asia is the first attempt to explore how the tumultuous years between 1931 and 1953 have been recreated and renegotiated in cinema.
The Evolving Sino-American Relationship and the Korea Problem
August 2015
Distrust between the United States and China continues to grow in Northeast Asia.
Asia's Middle Powers? The Identity and Regional Policy of South Korea and Vietnam
December 2013
South Korea and Vietnam established diplomatic relations only twenty years ago. Today these former adversaries enjoy unexpectedly cordial and rapidly expanding bilateral ties.
South Korea and the Global Economy in Transition
December 2012
These working papers on the South Korean economy are the product of an annual conference series on Korean affairs hosted by Stanford University's Korean Studies Program (KSP), and made possible by...
Anti-American and Anti-Alliance Sentiments in South Korea
November 2011
The strain between the United States and the Republic of Korea is often seen as a result of South Korea's anti-Americanism.
North Korea and Contending South Korean Identities: Analysis of the South Korean Media; Policy Implications for the United States
December 2009
After North Korea’s nuclear test on 9 October 2006, the fate of South Korea’s engagement policy with North Korea seemed to hang in the balance.
First Drafts of Korea: The U.S. Media and Perceptions of the Last Cold War Frontier
August 2009
Few regions rival the Korean Peninsula in strategic importance to U.S. foreign policy.
Domestic Politics of U.S.-South Korea Relations: With Emphasis on "Anti-Americanism" in South Korea
October 2008
This is a revised version of a paper presented at a talk examining the phenomenon of anti-Americanism in the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
Rethinking Historical Injustice and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia: The Korean Experience
December 2006
The Northeast Asian region has witnessed phenomenal economic growth and the spread of democratization in recent decades, yet wounds from past wrongs - committed in times of colonialism, war, and...
Journal of Korean Studies, volume 11
October 2006
Between 1979 and 1992, the Journal of Korean Studies became a leading academic forum for the publication of innovative in-depth research on Korea.
Ethnic Nationalism in Korea: Genealogy, Politics, and Legacy
March 2006
This book explains the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism, which is based on the sense of a shared bloodline and ancestry.
Forgotten Lessons of Helsinki: Human Rights and U.S.-North Korean Relations
December 2004
In developing a strategy toward North Korea, many human rights activists and members of U.S. Congress have mistakenly applied experiences drawn from East-West relations during the Cold War.
Paradox of Korean Globalization, The
January 2003
This chapter first offers a theoretical framework to explain coexistence of nationalism and globalization by considering two interrelated processes: 1) nationalist appropriation of globalization...
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