At the crossroads of Northeast Asia, South Korea provides a critical vantage point for viewing changes in the region. This comprehensive review of the past quarter century covers its strategic thinking in regard to China, Japan, Russia, regionalism, and reunification.

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Gilbert Rozman is a Musgrave Professor of Sociology at Princeton University. In-taek Hyun is Professor and Director of the Ilmin International Relations Institute atKorea University. Shin-wha Lee isProfessor of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University.

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Overview; G.Rozman, I.Hyun & S.Lee CHRONOLOGY South Korean Strategic Thought toward Asia in the 1980s; K.Hong Strategic Thought toward Asia in the Kim Young-sam Era; I.Hyun Strategic Thought toward Asia in the Kim Dae-jung Era; S.Snyder Strategic Thought toward Asia in the Roh Moo-hyun Era; S.Sheen GEOGRAPHY South Korean Strategic Thought on Reunification; J.Bae & G.Rozman South Korean Strategic Thought toward China; J.Chung South Korean Strategic Thought toward Japan; G.Rozman South Korean Strategic Thought toward Russia; G.Rozman South Korean Strategic Thought toward Regionalism; S.Lee