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Record Nr.

UNINA9910369913603321

Autore

Lee Chae-Jin

Titolo

Reagan Faces Korea : Alliance Politics and Quiet Diplomacy / / by Chae-Jin Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030305000

3030305007

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages)

Collana

The Evolving American Presidency, , 2945-6169

Disciplina

973.927092

327.730519

Soggetti

World politics

America - Politics and government

United States - History

Diplomacy

International relations

Political History

American Politics

US History

Foreign Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Ronald Reagan's Foreign Policy -- 2. Embracing the Primacy of Alliance and Stability -- 3. Dealing with Tragedies and Crises in Korea -- 4. Kim Dae Jung: Exile in America and its Aftermath -- 5. Protests, Succession Struggles, and Economic Relations -- 6. In Pursuit of Democratization and Engagement -- 7. Assessments and Prospects.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a unique and definitive study to reassess the complex dynamics of US-Korea diplomatic relations during the Reagan presidency. It examines the goals, methods, and legacy of Reagan's policy toward Korea with emphasis on the realities of alliance politics and the tactics of quiet diplomacy. It questions a widely held view that Reagan showed



simplistic, inattentive, and rigid approaches toward foreign affairs, arguing that his actual policy, as demonstrated in the Korea case, was more sophisticated, nuanced, and pragmatic than commonly assumed. Based on a vast amount of confidential diplomatic documents, especially in Korean, and interviews the author has conducted with US and Korean leaders, Lee sheds new light on Reagan's role in promoting democratization in South Korea as well as his engagement with North Korea.