Klappentext

Bringing together leading experts on Korea and US-Korean relations, Divided America, Divided Korea provides a nuanced look at the critical relationship between the US and the two Koreas during and after the Trump years. It considers domestic politics, soft power, human rights, trade, security policy, and more, while integrating the perspectives of those in the US, South and North Korea, Japan, China, and beyond. The authors, ranging from historians and political scientists to policymakers and practitioners, bring a myriad of perspectives and backgrounds to one of the most critical international relationships of the modern world during an unprecedented era of turmoil and change, while also offering critical analyses of the past and present, and somber warnings about the future.

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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.