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Korea is one of the critical flashpoints in the world today. News of North Korea's recent nuclear tests, conducted in defiance of international pressure, drew widespread condemnation and raised serious concerns about the threat now posed to regional and international security by the regime of North Korea's dear leader Kim Jong-Il. This book penetrates the veil surrounding the conflict on the Korean peninsula and North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes. It provides a thorough historical analysis of relations between the two Koreas since the Korean War, which traces both North Korea's path to economic ruin and South Korea's transition from struggling dictatorship to vibrant democracy. As well as examining the political and economic development of North and South Korea at the domestic level, the book goes on to explore regional relations with Russia, China and Japan and, most importantly, America's dealings with Korea and its negotiations with North Korea, in particular. It concludes with an analysis of North Korea's current nuclear programme and its likely impact on international security in the 21st century.

Korea 2012: Politics, Economy and Society contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2011. A detailed chronology complements these articles.

The Asia Foundation works with Korea to promote international development cooperation in the Asia- Pacific, peace on the Korean Peninsula, and strong Korea-U.S. relations. Since 1954, The Asia Foundation has supported Korea's dramatic development from an aid recipient to a donor nation whose advanced economy and robust democracy are considered models for others. With 18 Asian offices, the Foundation is uniquely positioned to work alongside Korea as it expands its development assistance programs, and the Foundation's Korea office is a hub for regional cooperation in Northeast Asia. The Foundation partners with Korean NGOs and the Korean government to build capacity and expand their official development assistance through joint development projects, training, and knowledge exchanges.

THE YEAR THAT HAS JUST PASSED HAS BEEN ONE OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR BRITAIN AS FAR AS KOREA IS CONCERNED, FOR IT MARKS THE CELEBRATION OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. IN NOVEMBER 1883, SIR HARRY PARKES, THEN BRITISH MINISTER IN PEKING, SIGNED A TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, WHICH REPLACED A TREATY SIGNED IN 1882, BUT WHICH WAS NEVER RATIFIED. PARKES'S TREATY WAS RATIFIED IN APRIL 1884. THUS 1983 HAS BEEN THE CENTENARY YEAR OF ANGLO-KOREAN RELATIONS. THE YEAR HAS BEEN MARKED IN NUMEROUS WAYS, BOTH IN BRITAIN AND KOREA. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HIGH-LEVEL EXCHANGES AT LEVELS, AND MORE ARE SCHEDULED.