North Korea: Challenge for the US-Japan Alliance

by Yuki Tatsumi

The problems of 2008 and 2009 regarding US-Japan coordination of North Korea policy may have largely abated over the course of 2010, as Pyongyang's outrageous behavior combined with determined efforts by Washington and Tokyo to strengthen alliance cohesion have healed many of the rifts. Nonetheless, as is discussed in this volume, there remains important differences between American and Japanese long-term strategic perceptions. Moreover, domestic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0984521178
• ISBN13: 9780984521173
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Stimson Center
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.