US Policy and Korea
Korea Policy Institute Reader
2018
The Korea Policy Institute readers are valuable resources for classrooms, study groups, and individuals seeking critical context to the unfolding situation on the Korean peninsula. These compilations feature articles from leading analysts, journalists, and scholars in the United States, Asia, and the Pacific.
CONTENTS
THE UNENDING KOREAN WAR
02
BEYOND THE NUMBERS: THE BRUTALITY OF THE KOREAN WAR
Ji-Yeon Yuh | September 24, 2015
08
KOREAN AMERICANS ARE RECLAIMING THEIR HISTORY THROUGH CULTURE Ramsey Liem and Christine Hong | October 30, 2015
15
A MURDEROUS HISTORY OF KOREA
Bruce Cumings | May 12, 2017
20
THE WAR THAT AMERICA FORGOT
Charles Hanley | February 23, 2018
US FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS NORTH KOREA
25
THE NEED FOR A NEW US FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS NORTH KOREA Martin Hart-Landsberg | June 4, 2017
30
TRUMP’S WAR ON THE NORTH KOREAN PEOPLE
Gregory Elich | September 20, 2017
38
DIPLOMACY WITH NORTH KOREA HAS WORKED BEFORE AND CAN WORK AGAIN
Tim Shorrock | September 25, 2017
50
SOUTH KOREA, STRAYING OFF THE LEASH?
Ramsay Liem | February 10, 2018
SOUTH KOREA: THE DEMOCRATIC STRUGGLE
57
UNION LED POPULAR PROTESTS PUSH TO OUST SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT
Hyun Lee and Gregor Elich | December 8, 2015
62
THE US MILITARY’S TOXIC LEGACY IN KOREA
Gregory Elich | September 12, 2016
72
A CANDLELIGHT REVOLUTION
International Strategy Center | January 2017
76
HONORING THE CANDLELIGHT REVOLUTION IN A TIME OF LOOMING WAR IN KOREA
Jang Jinsook | September 17, 2017
85
THE GWANGJU UPRISING AND NORTH KOREA: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
Tim Shorrock | October 10, 2017
VOICES FOR PEACE
101
ALCHEMY ON JEJU ISLAND
Koohan Paik | December 2013
106
OPINION: CONTINUING THE CENTENNIAL WORK OF WOMEN AND CITIZEN DIPLOMACY IN KOREA
Christine Ahn | May 4, 2015
110
IN GUAM, THE GRAVEST THREAT ISN’T NORTH KOREA - IT’S THE UNITED STATES
Leilani Ganswer | August 13, 2017
113
THE URGENCY OF KOREAN SOLIDARITY: INTERVIEW WITH JUYEON RHEE, TASKFORCE TO STOP THAAD IN KOREA
Paul Liem | August 23, 2017
A HOPEFUL START TO AN ERA OF PEACE
123
PANMUNJEOM DECLARATION FOR PEACE, PROSPERITY AND UNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA
April 27, 2018
127
KOREAN PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION HAILS PANMUNJEOM DECLARATION
April 27, 2018
