The Future of North Korea (Politics in Asia Series)

This volume explores the possibility of North Korea's'soft-landing' as the most desirable outcome on the Korean Peninsula. The collection of essays by noted students of Asian security examines the perspectives and interests of North and South Korea, the United States, China, Russia and Japan regarding North Korea's future, including the possibility of its neutrality. Introduction : uncertainty, complexity, and fluidity on the Korean peninsula / Tsuneo Akaha Korea : the options and perimeters / Robert A. Scalapino The Sunshine Policy and the Korean summit : assessments and prospects / Chung-in Moon A neutral Democratic People's Republic of Korea? Historical background, rationale, and prospects / Alexandre Mansourov US policy interests and the concept of North Korean neutrality / James Clay Moltz Japan's policy toward North Korea : interests and options / Tsuneo Akaha The US-Japan security treaty and neutrality for North Korea / James E. Auer China and the future of the Korean peninsula / Samuel S. Kim A Russian view of the future Korean peninsula / Nikolai Sokov Russia and North Korea : ten years later / Georgi Toloraya The European Union and North Korea / Reinhard Drifte Conclusion : the future of Korea / Tsuneo Akaha This collection of essays by noted scholars of Asian security examines the perspectives and interests of North and South Korea, the United States, China, Russia and Japan regarding North Korea's future and possible future neutrality.