Bringing together leading experts on Korea and US-Korean relations, Divided America, Divided Korea provides a nuanced look at the critical relationship between the US and the two Koreas during and after the Trump years. It considers domestic politics, soft power, human rights, trade, security policy, and more, while integrating the perspectives of those in the US, South and North Korea, Japan, China, and beyond. The authors, ranging from historians and political scientists to policymakers and practitioners, bring a myriad of perspectives and backgrounds to one of the most critical international relationships of the modern world during an unprecedented era of turmoil and change, while also offering critical analyses of the past and present, and somber warnings about the future.

‘America’s relationships with North and South Korea surged to the forefront of international politics during the Trump administration. Fortunately, this brilliantly conceived volume edited by Mitchell Lerner and David Fields covers nearly every facet of US-Korean relations during this period. It includes essays on economic, cultural, political, and strategic relations by some of the best young scholars in the field. It should be read by policymakers, scholars and general readers who seek a better understanding of recent developments on the Korean peninsula.’

Gregg Brazinsky - author of Winning the Third World: Sino-American Rivalry during the Cold War

‘As candidate and president, Donald Trump repeatedly cast himself as a bold departure from the foreign policy failures of the past. Was he right? By exploring the many different dimensions of US. -Korean engagement, this comprehensive volume offers a valuable assessment of the Trump era. From trade to nuclear politics to the rise of China, it highlights not only the many challenges shaping Northeast Asia, but also broader questions confronting US power across the globe.’

Jennifer M. Miller - author of Cold War Democracy: The United States and Japan