Divided America, Divided Korea

The US and Korea During and After the Trump Years

David P. Fields, Mitchell B. Lerner

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2024
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781009122283
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Maps
• List of Table
• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 The Trump Administration’s Place in the History of US Relations with the Korean Peninsula
• 2 Plus Ça Change? South Korean Public Opinion of the US during the Trump Administration
• 3 The Trumpian Wake-Up Call: South Korea’s Search for Security beyond the Alliance
• 4 North Korean Human Rights during the Trump Administration
• 5 South Korean Public Diplomacy vis-à-vis the US: Finding Support for Policies in Washington, DC
• 6 Stunted Growth or Growing Pains: The US–ROK Alliance in the Trump Era
• 7 Inflection Points: US–China–North Korea Relations in the Trump Years
• 8 How to Make Friends and Alienate People: Japan’s Relations with the US and the Koreas, 2017–2020
• Conclusion: The Trump Legacy in Korea, East Asia, and the World
• Index