U.S.-South Korea Relations

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Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

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Reviews U.S. interests in and relations with South Korea, and examines issues concerning U.S. relations with North Korea. Provides information on recent developments, historical background, impact ...

Reviews U.S. interests in and relations with South Korea, and examines issues concerning U.S. relations with North Korea. Provides information on recent developments, historical background, impact of North Korea in U.S.-South Korea relations, inter-Korean relations, and South Korean regional relations. Discusses security relations and the U.S.-South Korea alliance, South Korea-Iran relations, economic relations, nuclear energy and non-proliferation cooperation, and main features of South Korean politics.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-R4-1481a in the 2011 issue.

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