Korean Unification and After : The Challenge for U. S. Strategy

by Dujarric, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781558130708
• ISBN10: 1558130705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr

Summary

Though North Korea has survived longer than many expected, its fate remains uncertain. At any time it could collapse. The United States and its allies thus need to be ready to adapt to a post-North Korea world. The critical question for the United States is the future of its military forces in Korea and Japan. Unification, or any significant lowering of the North Korean threat, could lead the United States to cut its military presence in Asia. This book presents the arguments in favor and against a continued long-term U.S. military presence in Korea and Asia and explores different possible force structures for U.S. forces after unification. It concludes by explaining that after Korean unification the United States military deployment in Korea and Japan, including a large ground component, is vital for the security of the region.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	viii
The Future of Korea	1	(54)
Northeast Asia in U.S. policy	4	(5)
U.S. Resources Available for National Defense	9	(3)
Strategic Issues Facing the United States	12	(1)
Korea and Unification	12	(1)
End of the North Korean Menace and Subsequent Unification	12	(1)
Integrating North Korea into the ROK	13	(7)
America's Role in Domestic Korean Affairs	20	(2)
The Foreign Policy of a United Korea	22	(3)
U.S.-Japan Relations and Korean Unification	25	(8)
Japanese-Korean Relations	33	(3)
Sino-Japanese Relations	36	(6)
Sino-Korean Relations	42	(4)
China's Foreign Policy	46	(4)
Taiwan	50	(3)
Russia	53	(2)
U.S. Forces in Northeast Asia after Unification	55	(30)
Technology and U.S. Forces in Asia	63	(1)
Ballistic Missile Defense	63	(1)
Revolution in Military Affairs	64	(3)
Factors That Will Determine U.S. Post-Unification Policy	67	(1)
U.S.-Korean Relations	67	(2)
U.S.-Japan Relations	69	(1)
U.S.-China Relations	70	(1)
New Threats	70	(1)
Congress and Asia	70	(2)
Domestic Issues	72	(1)
Burden Sharing	73	(6)
If the PRC Disappears Before the DPRK	79	(6)
Conclusion	85	(11)
Planning for the Future	96	(6)
Bibliography	102