Conceptualizing the security crisis on the Korean Peninsula -- Preparing for confrontation: North Korea's armed forces and military strategy -- North Korea and the world: from Soviet colony to failed state -- The South Korean security dilemma: between confrontation and unification -- The North Korean security dilemma after the Cold War and the first nuclearcrisis -- The United States and the two Koreas: confronting the nuclear issue -- China and the future of the Korean Peninsula -- Conclusion: the continuing crisis on the Korean Peninsula
Summary
Toward a coherent policy response
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index