North and South Korea

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?

Introduction

Chapter 1. What Are the Issues in the Relationship Between the Koreas?

Chapter Preface

1. Reassessing the Sunshine Policy / Moon Chung-in, as told to Evan Ramstad

2. South Korea Should Not Return to the Sunshine Policy / John Hemmings

3. Korea Reunification Would Spell Trouble for Seoul / Foster Klug

4. Dear Leader's Big Moment for Détente? / Isabel Hilton

5. Lost, Without a Trace / Hideko Takayama / Evan Thomas

6. South Korea's Response to North Korean Abductions Is Politicized and Inadequate / Brad Williams / Erik Mobrand

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography

Chapter 2. What Is the Relationship Between the Koreas and the World?

Chapter Preface

1. China's North Korea Policy Is Illogical and Damages Chinese Interests / Ralph A. Cossa / Brad Glosserman

2. North Korea: China Weighs Up Opposing North Korea Policies / Anny Boc

3. The United States Should Remove Its Troops from Korea / Doug Bandow

4. The United States Will Not Remove Its Troops from Korea / George Friedman

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography

Chapter 3. Does North Korea Present a Serious Threat to the World?

Chapter Preface

1. A Leadership Transition May Reduce the North Korean Threat / Peter Hayes / Scott Bruce / David von Hippel

2. The Leadership Transition Shows Little Sign of Reducing the North Korean Threat / Justin McCurry

3. North Korea Is a Serious Nuclear Threat to Australia and the World / Kevin Rudd

4. North Korea Is Not a Serious Nuclear Threat to the United States / Fred Kaplan

5. Talks with the United States Could Reduce the North Korean Nuclear Threat / Evans J.R. Revere

6. Talks with North Korea Would Worsen the Nuclear Threat / John R. Bolton

7. European Participation in Talks Could Reduce the North Korean Nuclear Threat / Philip Worré / Intaek Han

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography

Chapter 4. What Are Human Rights Issues in North and South Korea?

Chapter Preface

1. South Korea Has Exposed Human Rights Abuses in North Korean Prison Camps / Chico Harlan

2. South Korea's National Security Law Violates Human Rights / Kay Seok

3. South Koreans Are Reluctant to Highlight North Korean Human Rights Violations / Iris Chung

4. Portraying North Korea as the Villain on Human Rights Is Unhelpful / Paul Watson

5. North Korea Orchestrates Famine as a Tool of Repression / Robert Park

6. There Are Political Barriers to Providing Food Aid to North Korea / Donald Kirk

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography

For Further Discussion

Organizations to Contact

Bibliography of Books

Index