The Korean Conundrum
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The US seems to be heading directly toward a confrontation with North Korea as Koreans in the south, and nations around the world, anxiously witness mounting tension. Carpenter and Bandow take a look at the twin crises now afflicting US policy in East Asia: the reemergence of North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the growing anti-American sentiment in South Korea. They question whether Washington's East Asia security strategy makes sense with the looming prospect of US troops stationed in South Korea becoming nuclear hostages. Carpenter and Bandow put forth the most provocative solution yet to this gnarled and dangerous situation.
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Ted Galen Carpenter is Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. He is the author of The Captive Press, among other titles. Doug Bandow is senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
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Growing Tensions with both North and South Korea * The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Then and Now * Options for Dealing with North Korea * South Korea as a Security Free Rider * Time for an Amicable Divorce * Forging a New U.S. Strategy in East Asia
