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"Bringing together leading experts on Korea and U.S.-Korean relations, this book provides a nuanced look at the critical relationship between the U.S. and Korea during and after the Trump years. An important study for students and scholars interested in U.S. foreign policy and Korea"--
List of contents
Introduction Ambassador Kathleen Stephens; 1. The Trump Administration's place in the history of US-relations with the Korean Peninsula David Fields; 2. Behind the numbers: Trump's hidden impact on US-Korea economic relations Kyle Ferrier; 3. Plus ça Change? South Korean public opinion of the United States during the Trump Administration Steven Denney; 4. The Trumpian wake-up call: South Korea's search for security beyond the alliance Go Myong-hyun; 5. North Korean human rights during the Trump Administration Danielle Chubb; 6. South Korean public diplomacy vis-à-vis the United States: finding support for policies in Washington DC Kadir Jun Ayhan; 7. Stunted growth or growing pains: the US-ROK Alliance in the Trump Era Clint Work; 8. Inflection points: US-China-North Korea relations in the Trump years David Cheng Chang; 9. How to make friends and alienate people: Japan's relations with the US and the Koreas, 2017-2020 Fintan Hoey; Conclusion: the Trump legacy in Korea, East Asia, and the World Mitchell Lerner.
About the author
David P. Fields is Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Foreign Friends: Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea.Mitchell B. Lerner is Professor of History and the Director of the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University. He is the author of The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy.
Summary
Bringing together leading experts on Korea and US-Korean relations, this book provides a nuanced look at the critical relationship between the US and Korea during and after the Trump years. An important study for students and scholars interested in US foreign policy and Korea.
