From Deterrence to Engagement The U.S. Defense Commitment to South Korea

by Roehrig, Terence

• ISBN13: 9780739105603
• ISBN10: 0739105604
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-20
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

From Deterrence to Engagement provides a comprehensive examination of the U.S.-South Korea defense relationship from 1945 to the present. Using deterrence theory as its framework, this work explores the evolving nature of U.S. interests in a region that became a focal point only after the North Korean invasion in 1950.

Author Biography

Terence Roehrig is Associate Professor of Political Science at Cardinal Stritch University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	1	(10)
Deterrence, Compellence, and Korean Security	11	(18)
The Threat: North Korean, China, and the Soviet Union, 1948--1990	29	(46)
The North Korean Threat: Conventional and Nuclear Weapons, 1991 to the Present	75	(36)
U.S. Interests in Korean	111	(50)
U.S. Security Policy: Deterrence	161	(40)
U.S. Security Policy: Engagement and Compellence	201	(30)
Conclusion	231	(32)
Selected Bibliography	263	(16)
Index	279	(6)
About the Author	285