Publication

This paper discusses the state of US-Korean relations and the public perception in South Korea on the alliance with the US. The author explains how Koreans have come to view their Cold War allies (the US and Japan) more negatively than their Cold War enemies (North Korea and China), a situation that would have been previously unimaginable. The paper states that the poorly-coordinated North Korea policies of Seoul and Washington appear to be a direct cause of anti-Americanism, which will grow unless the two countries develop a more equal, mutually acceptable relationship.