Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Korea in a World of Change: Change in Asia: Developments in Korea, The Philippines, and the United States; Current International Trends and the Two Koreas; Korea in a World of Change Chapter 4 The Korean War: Stalin's Political Objectives in the Korean War: New Documentary Evidence Chapter 5 U.S.-Korean and U.S.-Chinese Relations: U.S.-Korean Relations: Continuity and Change in the Post-Cold War Era; U.S.-Chinese Relations and North Korea: Past and Future Chapter 6 North Korea: The Country and the Nuclear Problem: North Korea's Nuclear Problem; North Korea and the United States: Promise or Peril?; North Korea and Nuclear Weapons Chapter 7 The History of a Crisis: North Korea's Dangerous Nuclear Deal, Process, and Prosepect

About the Author

Kenneth W. Thompson is Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. He is the author of numerous books, including the UPA series on the presidency and arms control.