Terence Roehrig

From Deterrence to Engagement

The U.S. Defense Commitment to South Korea

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Produktbeschreibung

From Deterrence to Engagement provides a comprehensive examination of the U.S.-South Korea defense relationship from 1945 to the present. Using deterrence theory as its framework, this work explores the evolving nature of U.S. interests in a region that became a focal point only after the North Korean invasion in 1950.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 487g
• ISBN-13: 9780739121566
• ISBN-10: 0739121561
• Artikelnr.: 30624121

Autorenporträt

Terence Roehrig

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Deterrence, Compellence, and Korean Security
Chapter 3 The Threat: North Korea, China, and the Soviet Union, 1948-1990
Chapter 4 The North Korean Threat: Conventional and Nuclear Weapons, 1991
to the Present
Chapter 5 U.S. Interests in Korea
Chapter 6 U.S. Security Policy: Deterrence
Chapter 7 U.S. Security Policy: Engagement and Compellence
Chapter 8 Conclusion