Korean Unification and after: The Challenge for U. S. Strategy

Book Description
Though North Korea has survived longer than many expected, its fate remains uncertain. At any time it could collapse. The United States and its allies thus need to be ready to adapt to a post-North Korea world. The critical question for the United States is the future of its military forces in Korea and Japan. Unification, or any significant lowering of the North Korean threat, could lead the United States to cut its military presence in Asia. This book presents the arguments in favor and against a continued long-term U.S. military presence in Korea and Asia and explores different possible force structures for U.S. forces after unification. It concludes by explaining that after Korean unification the United States military deployment in Korea and Japan, including a large ground component, is vital for the security of the region. Written by the editor and principal author of Korea: Security Pivot in Northeast Asia (Hudson Institute, 1998), which was praised by Foreign Affairs.


About the Author
Robert Dujarric is a research fellow in the national securities department at Hudson Institutes Washington, D.C. office. Dujarric, who joined Hudson Institute in 1993, currently researches Northeast Asian security and European affairs. From 1989 to 1993, he was an associate in the mergers and acquisitions department at Goldman Sachs International Limited in London. Previously he was an investment banker with the First Boston Corp. in New York and a consultant to the investment banking department at First Boston Limited in New York, Madrid, and Tokyo. Dujarric holds an MBA from the School of Management at Yale University and a bachelors degree in government from Harvard University. Publications and Media Exposure He is coauthor with William E. Odom of Commonwealth or Empire? Russia, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus (Hudson Institute, 1995) and principal author and editor of Korea: Security Pivot in Northeast Asia (Hudson Institute, 1998). He coauthored, with Gary L. Geipel, Hudson Executive Briefing Europe 2005: The Turbulence Ahead and What It Means for the United States (1995) and four Hudson Briefing Papers: Russia and the Islamic Threat (January 1994); America and Europe: The Risks of Isolationism (October 1994); Taiwan and East Asian Security (February 1996); and Toward a Coherent U.S. Policy in Northeast Asia (July 1996). He has also contributed articles to Strategic Review, Commentaire, Roll Calls Asia Policy Briefing, International Politics and Society, and the Los Angeles Times. For information about securing Robert Dujarric for your next executive retreat, panel discussion, conference, or executive briefing, contact the Hudson Institute Speakers Bureau at 317-545-1000. For Mr. Dujarrics latest research on international relations, contact your local bookstore for the latest edition of Hudson Institutes quarterly magazine, American Outlook, or call 317-545-1000.


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This book presents the arguments in favor and against a continued long-term U.S. military presence in Korea and Asia and explores different possible force structures for U.S. forces after unification. It concludes by explaining that after Korean unification the United States military deployment in Korea and Japan, including a large ground component, is vital for the security of the region.


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