Reagan Faces Korea

Alliance Politics and Quiet Diplomacy
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-30502-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: The Evolving American Presidency

This is a unique and definitive study to reassess the complex dynamics of US-Korea diplomatic relations during the Reagan presidency. It examines the goals, methods, and legacy of Reagan’s policy toward Korea with emphasis on the realities of alliance politics and the tactics of quiet diplomacy. It questions a widely held view that Reagan showed simplistic, inattentive, and rigid approaches toward foreign affairs, arguing that his actual policy, as demonstrated in the Korea case, was more sophisticated, nuanced, and pragmatic than commonly assumed. Based on a vast amount of confidential diplomatic documents, especially in Korean, and interviews the author has conducted with US and Korean leaders, Lee sheds new light on Reagan's role in promoting democratization in South Korea as well as his engagement with North Korea.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Chae-Jin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Ronald Reagan’s Foreign Policy.- 2. Embracing the Primacy of Alliance and Stability.- 3. Dealing with Tragedies and Crises in Korea.- 4. Kim Dae Jung: Exile in America and its Aftermath.- 5. Protests, Succession Struggles, and Economic Relations.- 6. In Pursuit of Democratization and Engagement.- 7. Assessments and Prospects.

Über Autor(innen)

Chae-Jin Lee is Bank of America Professor of Pacific Basin Studies and Professor of Government (Emeritus) at Claremont McKenna College, USA.