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 dynamic -- and incredibly complex --
series of relationships underpinning a troubled and tenuous
peace.
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