U.S. Leadership, History, and Bilateral Relations in Northeast Asia

1. Introduction Gilbert Rozman; Part I. Historical Memories and Bilateral Ties with Allies: 2. Japan's historical memory toward the United States Kazuhiko Togo; 3. Values and history in US-South Korean relations Gi-wook Shin; 4. US leadership, history, and relations with allies Gilbert Rozman; Part II. Historical Memories, Japanese-South Korean Relations, and US Values: 5. Japan-South Korea relations and the role of the United States on history Kazuhiko Togo; 6. Getting away or getting in?: US strategic options in the historical controversy between its allies Cheol Hee Park; 7. US strategic thinking on the Japanese-South Korean historical dispute Gilbert Rozman; Part III. Historical Memories, Sino-South Korean Relations, and US Values: 8. Sino-South Korean differences over Koguryo and the US role Jin Linbo; 9. New grounds for contestation: South Korea's Koguryo-era historical dramas and Sino-Korean relations Scott Snyder; 10. US strategic thinking on Sino-South Korean differences over history Gilbert Rozman.