North & South Korea

ch. 1. Does North Korea pose a serious threat?

1. North Korea poses a serious nuclear threat / William Perry

2. The United States provoked the North Korean nuclear threat / Gregory Elich

3. North Korea sponsors terrorism / Brendan I. Koerner

4. North Korea does not sponsor terrorism / Ivan Eland

5. North Korea's criminal activities pose an international threat / Michael Richardson

6. Allegations of North Korean criminal activities are unsubstantiated / Kim Myong Chol

ch. 2. What policies toward North Korea are best?

1. The regime in North Korea must be changed / James Hackett

2. Regime change in North Korea will not make the world safer / Bruce Bennett, Nina Hachigian

3. Aggressive U.S. policies will reduce the North Korean threat / Owen Price

4. Aggressive U.S. policies will increase the North Korean threat / Robert Parry

5. The United States should negotiate with North Korea / Selig S. Harrison

6. The United States should not negotiate with North Korea / Dan Blumenthal

ch. 3. What policies will best serve South Korea?

1. Korean reunification will be costly for South Korea / Bruce Bennett

2. Fears about the costs of Korean reunification are exaggerated / Philip Bowring

3. The U.S. military should withdraw from South Korea / Daniel Kennelly

4. The U.S. military should not abandon its command in South Korea / Michael O'Hanlon

5. South Korea's policy of engagement with North Korea should continue / Hankyoreh

6. South Korea's policy of engagement with North Korea is not working / Gregory Rodriguez

ch. 4. Democracy and human rights in North and South Korea

1. South Korean democracy benefits both Koreas / Balbina Y. Hwang

2. South Korean democracy is threatened / Nicholas Eberstadt

3. North Korea violates the human rights of its people / Jasper Becker

4. North Kore should be encouraged to develop its own human rights reforms / John Feffer

5. South Korea should not ignore human rights violations in North Korea / Economist

6. The United States should make North Korean human rights a priority / Sung-Yoon Lee.