This book addresses the issue that is whether the new Eas and West atmosphere of detente and arms reduction can smother the sparks of conflict on the Korean peninsula and perhaps illuminate the path to a Korea reunified as a democratic state.
William J. Taylor, Jr, is vice-president for public policy programs at CSIS. A retired U.S. army colonel, Taylor is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on U.S. defense policy, including many on ROK-U.S. security relations. Taylor is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Cha Young-Koo, director of policy planning at KIDA, is a graduate of the Korea Military Academy and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Paris. Cha is an adviser to the Korean National Unification Board and a former visiting fellow at CSIS. John Q. Blodgett is a fellow in international security studies at CSIS. As a career foreign service officer, he specialized in economic, military, and political affairs serving at nine overseas posts in Europe, Asia, and Africa for 32 years. He also served as deputy director of plans for policy, U.S. Air Force Staff.
