Contents
Acknowledgments --- vii
1 Conceptualizing the Security Crisis on the Korean Peninsula --- 1
2 Preparing for Confrontation --- 21
North Korea's Armed Forces and Military Strategy
3 North Korea and the World --- 53
From Soviet Colony to Failed State
4 The South Korean Security Dilemma --- 77
Between Confrontation and Unification
5 The North Korean Security Dilemma --- 109
After the Cold War and the First Nuclear Crisis
6 The United States and the Two Koreas --- 141
Confronting the Nuclear Issue
7 China and the Future of the Korean Peninsula --- 177
8 Conclusion --- 199
The continuing Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
Notes --- 211
Selected Bibliography --- 233
Index --- 239
About the Author --- 243