Description: Examines how and why nations have persuaded North Korea to cooperate on topics such as nuclear policy.
Brief description: Sung Chull Kim is Visiting Research Fellow at Seoul National University Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, where he also served as Humanities Korea Professor until retiring in 2021. His many books include Partnership within Hierarchy: The Evolving East Asian Security Triangle, also published by SUNY Press.
Review Quotes:
"...the authors have succeeded in making an important contribution to our understanding of engagement with North Korea." -- Pacific Affairs
"...the reader is encouraged to appreciate the real challenges and complexity of trying to manage the issue of North Korea ... Sung Chull Kim and David Kang are correct in noting that if there is to be any further progress regarding North Korea and its nuclear disarmament, there must be better multi-lateral coordination among those countries involved in promoting stability within the region." -- International Affairs
"Engagement with North Korea reminds us why diplomacy is the preferred strategy in dealing with Pyongyang." -- Washington Times