The Security of Korea: U.S. and Japanese Perspectives on the 1980s (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780367295721)

Any discussion of the security of Korea has implications for U.S.-Japan relations, but the Carter administration's announcement in 1977 of its intention to withdraw U.S. ground-combat forces from Korea by 1982, which brought to the surface deep-rooted Japanese and American frustrations with one another, made it clear that neither side fully understood the other's view of Korea. This book, a collaborative effort by specialists of diverse expertise and viewpoints, clarifies U.S. and Japanese perceptions of the Korean problem and explores alternative approaches to the maintenance of peace and security on the Korean peninsula. Demonstrating that much of the conventional wisdom about Korean security rests on oversimplifications, exaggerated fears, and mistaken assumptions, the authors assert that the prospects for avoiding conflict grow brighter despite existing pitfalls, and offer recommendations for the U.S. and Japanese governments.

Author: Franklin B. Weinstein,Fuji Kamiya
ISBN-10: 0367295725
ISBN-13: 9780367295721
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2019
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover