The evolution of the South Korea-United States alliance /

In contrast to previous studies of the South Korea-U.S. alliance, Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig analyze the bigger picture, including the history, economics, security, alliance structure, politics and the future of the alliance. Taking alliance theory as a starting point, the authors argue that the all...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Heo, Uk, 1962- (Author), Roehrig, Terence, 1955- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	United States > Foreign relations > Korea (South) Korea (South) > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Military relations > Korea (South) Korea (South) > Military relations > United States. National security > Korea (South)

Table of Contents:

Theory and the ROK-US alliance
Early relations and establishing the ROK-US alliance
Democratization and alliance
Security motivations for the Alliance
Economic growth and the KORUS Free Trade Agreement
Changing military dimensions of the alliance
Conclusion: the joint vision and the future of the Alliance.