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Acknowledgments There is an old saying in Asia suggesting that when we drink water from a well, we should think of those who dug it long ago. As I reflect upon my forty years in academia , I cannot help but remember those who dug the well of knowledge from which I gained enormous benefits. As a student at Seoul National University, I was fortunate to have been educated by two towering pioneers: Min Byung Tae, an eminent scholar of political philosophy, and Lee Yong Hee, a doyen of contemporary international studies in Korea. They inspired me to pursue graduate work in the United States. At the University of California at Los Angeles, H. Arthur Steiner, an outstanding specialist of international relations and comparative governments, taught me how to sustain rigor, discipline, and reason in academic life. Other mentors—William P. Gerberding and Hans Baerwald—trained me in the fields of U.S. foreign policy and Asian politics , respectively. I remain deeply indebted to them. As a product of two very different educational systems and cultural traditions, I have aspired to be an intellectual and professional bridge between the United States and Korea. My longstanding aspiration is reflected in this book. Over the years I have relied upon a large number of government officials, college professors, military officers, policy analysts, and personal friends both in the United States and in Korea. I would like to express my appreciation to Michael Armacost, Raymond Burghardt, Robert Carlin, Richard Christensen, Robert Gallucci, the late William Gleysteen Jr., Ronald Hays, Thomas Hubbard, Arnold Kanter, Charles Kartman , Anthony Lake, David Lambertson, Ronald Lehman, James Lilley, William Perry, C. Kenneth Quinones, Stanley Roth, Susan Shirk, and the late Richard Walker for sharing their experiences and thoughts with me. I cherish the friendship and support of the late George Beckmann, Victor D. Cha, Donald Clark, Bruce Cumings, John Duncan, Carter J. Eckert, Richard Ellings, Ward Elliott, G. Cameron Hurst III, Young Whan Kihl, Hong Nack Kim, Ilpyong Kim, Samuel S. Kim, Young C. Kim, Byung Chul Koh, Chong-Sik Lee, Hong Yung Lee, Kwang Soo Lee, Manwoo Lee, Norman Levin, Patrick Morgan, Michael Munk, Marcus Noland, James Palais, Han Shik x a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s Park, Kyung Ae Park, Arthur Rosenbaum, Robert A. Scalapino, Scott Snyder, David Steinberg, and Dae-Sook Suh. They all enriched my professional growth and broadened my intellectual horizons. In particular, I owe a special debt of gratitude to HanKyo Kim for reading this entire manuscript and for giving me thoughtful comments and suggestions and to Martin Schneider for copyediting the manuscript with extreme care and appropriate suggestions. In South Korea, I wish to thank Choi Ho Jung, Chung Chong Wook, Han Seung Soo, Han Sung Joo, Jeong Se Hyun, Kang Young Hoon, Kim Kyung Won, Lee Hong Koo, Lee Jong Sok, Lee Sang Ock, Lee Tae Sik, Lim Dong Won, Oh Jae Hee, Park Jae Kyu, Park Kun, Park Tong Jin, Ro Jai Bong, SaKong Il, Wi Sung Lak, and Yang Sung Chul for talking to me about their experiences in the development of U.S.– South Korean relations. Among those scholars who were particularly helpful to my research in Seoul are the late Baek Kwang Il, Chang Daljoong, Choi Dae Seok, Choi Sang Yong, Gong Sung Jin, Ha Yong Chool, Hahn Bae Ho, Lee Daewoo, Lew Young Ick, Kim Dalchoong, Ohn Chang Il, Park Doo Bok, and Rhee Sang Woo. It was useful to talk to a number of North Korean officials, including Chun Gum Chol, Chung Jun Gi, Han Song Ryol, the late Ho Jong Suk, Hwang Chang Yop, Kim Jong Su, and Pak Yong Su. In addition, I was enlightened by discussions with distinguished individuals from Japan (Kato Takatoshi, Kuriyama Takakazu, Okonogi Masao, the late Sato Hideo, and Sunobe Ryozo), China (the late Han Xu, Huang Hua, Ji Chaozhu, Tao Bingwei, and Wang Jisi), and Russia (Oleg A. Grinevsky and Alexander Panov). I am grateful to Mary Anderson and Carol Reed for able administrative service; Therese Mahoney for meticulous editorial assistance; Kay Mead for typing documents well; Adriana Andrews, Michael Albertson, Thomas J. Devine, Susan Freese, Kathy Gumbleton, Stephanie Hsieh, Margaret Kaiser, Annie Lee, Julia Rindlaub, Jimmy Shang, and Karen Takishita for dedicated research assistance; Mija Kang, Chae Deuk Lee, Chae Ju Lee, Natalie C. Lee, and Theodore J. Lee for continuing moral support. I acknowledge with appreciation financial assistance from the U...

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