This new edition of Korea Briefing provides a timely analysis of the evolving relationship between South and North Korea. In June 2000, after years of ignoring the South Korean government, the North Korean leader Kim Jong II finally agreed to a summit meeting with South Korea's President Kim Dae Jung. As a sign of reconciliation, the summit meeting has prompted Korea and its neighbors to rethink the assumptions of the Cold War era. With contributions by a multi-national panel of Koreanexperts, the book discusses a wide range of topics, including South Korean politics and economy; Korea's...

This volume sets out to provide an accessible introduction to the institutions, policy concerns and international roles of the Pacific Islands. The author paints an overall picture of the region, delineating the geographic and cultural features of the major island groups, examining the island's history of contact with the West, and discussing issues of local and international concern, such as nuclear testing and the destructive exploitation of the island's natural resources.

"An ADST-DACOR dipolmats and diplomacy book."