This comprehensive review covers the evolution of strategic thinking in South Korea since the 1980s in regard to China, Japan, Russia, regionalism, and reunification. Following a consistent framework, the book provides detailed analysis of how and why successive presidents chose new approaches. An overview raises broad questions about the turning points from nordpolitik to the Sunshine Policy and finally to the Six-Party Talks leading to the Joint Agreement.

At the crossroads of Northeast Asia, South Korea provides a critical vantage point for viewing changes in the region. This comprehensive review of the past quarter century covers its strategic thinking in regard to China, Japan, Russia, regionalism, and reunification.