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'America's relationships with North and South Korea surged to the forefront of international politics during the Trump administration. Fortunately, this brilliantly conceived volume edited by Mitchell Lerner and David Fields covers nearly every facet of US-Korean relations during this period. It includes essays on economic, cultural, political, and strategic relations by some of the best young scholars in the field. It should be read by policymakers, scholars and general readers who seek a better understanding of recent developments on the Korean peninsula.' Gregg Brazinsky, author of Winning the Third World: Sino-American Rivalry during the Cold War
'America's relationships with North and South Korea surged to the forefront of international politics during the Trump administration. Fortunately, this brilliantly conceived volume edited by Mitchell Lerner and David Fields covers nearly every facet of US-Korean relations during this period. It includes essays on economic, cultural, political, and strategic relations by some of the best young scholars in the field. It should be read by policymakers, scholars and general readers who seek a better understanding of recent developments on the Korean peninsula.' Gregg Brazinsky, author of Winning the Third World: Sino-American Rivalry during the Cold War
'As candidate and president, Donald Trump repeatedly cast himself as a bold departure from the foreign policy failures of the past. Was he right? By exploring the many different dimensions of US. -Korean engagement, this comprehensive volume offers a valuable assessment of the Trump era. From trade to nuclear politics to the rise of China, it highlights not only the many challenges shaping Northeast Asia, but also broader questions confronting US power across the globe.' Jennifer M. Miller, author of Cold War Democracy: The United States and Japan
David P. Fields is Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Foreign Friends: Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea. Mitchell B. Lerner is Professor of History and the Director of the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University. He is the author of The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy.