The Foreign Policy Systems of North and South Korea

This is the most balanced and informative account of the foreign policy of the two Koreas to appear in many years. There is a variety of tables on North and South Korea's diplomatic relations, foreign trade, and military strength. The author analyzes the stalemate between the two Koreas and the great-power rivalry in which their foreign policies are shaped. He is not optimistic about a peaceful settlement and he is harsh about U.S. policy, which he finds has been "singularly sterile." "Do not American stakes and interests in the Korean peninsula warrant a higher priority and a more imaginative policy than what we have witnessed thus far?" he asks.