Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Overview: The United States and Korea xiii
5. PART I. Will North Korea Collapse?
6. Chapter 1. The Paralysis of American Policy 3
7. Chapter 2. Nationalism and the “Permanent Siege Mentality” 8
8. Chapter 3. The Confucian Legacy 21
9. Chapter 4. Reform by Stealth 25
10. Chapter 5. Gold, Oil, and the Basket-Case Image 48
11. Chapter 6. Kim Jong Il and His Successors 53
12. PART II. Reunification: Postponing the Dream
13. Chapter 7. Trading Places 69
14. Chapter 8. Confederation or Absorption? 74
15. Chapter 9. The United States and Reunification 102
16. PART III. Toward U.S. Disengagement
17. Chapter 10. Tripwire 113
18. Chapter 11. The United States and the Military Balance 124
19. Chapter 12. New Opportunities for Arms Control 138
20. Chapter 13. Ending the Korean War 154
21. Chapter 14. The Tar Baby Syndrome 174
22. Chapter 15. Guidelines for U.S. Policy 190
23. PART IV. Toward a Nuclear-Free Korea
24. Chapter 16. The U.S. Nuclear Challenge to North Korea 197
25. Chapter 17. The North Korean Response 201
26. Chapter 18. The 1994 Compromise: Can It Survive? 215
27. Chapter 19. Japan and Nuclear Weapons 231
28. Chapter 20. South Korea and Nuclear Weapons 245
29. Chapter 21. Guidelines for U.S. Policy 257
30. PART V. Korea in Northeast Asia
31. Chapter 22. Will History Repeat Itself? 287
32. Chapter 23. Korea, Japan, and the United States 290
33. Chapter 24. Korea, China, and the United States 306
34. Chapter 25. Korea, Russia, and the United States 328
35. Chapter 26. Then and Now 347
36. Notes to the Chapters 357
37. Index 393