Contents

Preface vii

I. History and Leadership 1

Editor’s Introduction 3

1) The Korean Peninsula: A Brief Overview of Modern Korean History. Ben Olk. National History Day 1997 5

2) North Korea: A Political History. BBC News 10

3) DMZ: Korea’s Dangerous Divide. Tom O’Neill. National Geographic 13

4) On the Road to Nowhere. Hamish McDonald. The Sydney Morning Herald 24

5) Crunch Time for South Korea. Andrew Ward. Financial Times 28

6) Sins of the Son. Peter Carlson. The Washington Post 33

II. Life on the Peninsula 43

Editor’s Introduction 45

1) Escape from Hell. John J. Miller. National Review 47

2) Flying Toward New Dreams. Jeremy Garlick. The Korea Herald 54

3) 50 Years Later, Reunions Bring Joy to Koreans. Stephanie Strom. The New York Times 57

4) International Support a Key to Korean Peace. Jeong Se-hyun. Korea.net 61

5) Detente Could Unsettle Balance of Power. William Dawkins. Financial Times 66

6) A Small Problem Growing. Barbara Demick. Los Angeles Times 69

III. Foreign Relations 75

Editor’s Introduction 77

1) Japan Shrugs off N. Korean Threats over Inspections. Mark Magnier. Los Angeles Times 79

2) Courtship of Beijing and Seoul: A New Twist for an Old Bond. James Brooke. The New York Times 82

3) Long Indifferent, Japanese Are Drawn to South Korea. Norimitsu Onishi. The New York Times 84

4) Honor Guard. Eric Weiner. The New Republic 88

5) S. Korean President: Nothing to Worry About Relocation of U.S. Troops from Seoul. San-Hun Choe. The Associated Press 92

6) S. Korea’s Divisions. Michael Dorgan. San Jose Mercury News 94

IV. Economy 97

Editor’s Introduction 99

1) Korea’s Economy Opens Up. O.Yul Kwon. Ivey Business Journal 101

2) U.S. Investors Go Seoul-Searching in Spite of Strife. Stephen Schurr. Financial Times 109

3) A Doomed Reform. Harpal Sandhu. Harvard International Review 112

4) N. Korea Is More Open, U.N. Says. Mark Magnier. Los Angeles Times 118

V. Military Strategies 121

Editor’s Introduction 123

1) A Fragile Peace. Peter Worthington. The Toronto Sun 125

2) South Korean Military Capability Reportedly Far Superior to North’s. BBC Summary of World Broadcasts 128

3) Nuclear Nightmare. Lou Dobbs. U.S. News & World Report 131

4) A Balance of Terror. Thomas Omestad et al. U.S. News & World Report 133

5) Talks on North Korea Nuclear Program End. The Associated Press 138

Appendix 143

Bibliography 163

Books 165

Web Sites 167

Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts 169

Index 177

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