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The Reference Shelf: The Two Koreas

Table of Contents

Preface




1 A Tale of Two Koreas




Hanguk and Choson




Why Is the U.S. Wary of a Declaration to End the Korean War?




Why There Are Two Koreas




Korean War a “Forgotten” Conflict That Shaped the Modern World




History of US-North Korea Deals Shows Hard Part Is Making Them Stick




US.-ROK: The Forgotten Alliance




2 Life in the Two Koreas




Lives Divided




These Are the Only People Who Live Inside the DMZ between North and South Korea




What Is Life Like for South Korean Kids? Busy




For South Korea’s LGBT Community, an Uphill Battle for Rights




What Is Life Like in North Korea?




What Life Is Like for Ordinary North Koreans




3 The Korean Threat




Widoghan (Dangerous) Days




How the Nuclear-Armed Nations Brought the North Korea Crisis on Themselves




How North Korea’s Hackers Became Dangerously Good




Reminder: North Korea Is Still Very Much a Nuclear Threat




North Korea Is Not the Threat Trump Would Have You Believe




North Korea Rouses Neighbors to Reconsider Nuclear Weapons




The North Korean Threat Beyond ICBMs




How Would the U.S. Defend against a North Korean Nuclear Attack?




North Korea’s Illegal Weapons Trade




4 The Current Summit Talks and What They Mean for the Future




The Rhetorical War




Opinion: The U.S. and North Korea Have Made Progress. Here’s How They Can Keep It Up




South Korea Reveals Plan to Break Stalemate in U.S.–North Korea Talks




U.S. Has Little To Show for Stalled Nuclear Talks with North Korea




Why There Has Been No Progress in Nuclear Talks with North Korea




North Korea Accuses Washington of Weaponizing Human Rights as Nuclear Talks Stall




Can the U.S. Reinstate “Maximum Pressure” on North Korea?




Embrace the Moon Miracle: Why Trump Should Let the Koreas Build Peace




5 Korean Americans




Korea in America




Awe, Gratitude, Fear: Conflicting Emotions for Korean-Americans in the Era of Trump




North Korea Defectors, Resettled in the US, Torn as Tensions Escalate




North Korean Defectors See American Dream Deferred as Reality Sets in the US




Some Korean Americans Have a Personal Stake in Next Week’s Summit: Finding Family




Conan O’Brien Accidentally Exposed Culture Gap between Koreans and Korean-Americans




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