This volume examines key issues in Republic of Korea-United States (ROK-U.S.) burden-sharing, with attention to the unique nature of the arrangement. It analyzes the security balance in Northeast Asia and future trends within the ROK-U.S. alliance.

Foreword -- Introduction -- The Road to Enduring Peace in Northeast Asia -- ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation: Current Status -- ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation: A Korean View -- U.S. Policy and Northeast Asia -- Soviet Policy in the Western Pacific -- Chinese Foreign Policy in East Asia: Trends and Implications -- Some Questions on Japanese Defense -- Regional Cooperation in the 1990s -- The Korean Military Balance: Myth and Reality -- Korean National Security and External Threat in the 1990s: Focusing on the ROK-U.S. Relationship -- Challenges to ROK-U.S. Security Relations -- Future Issues in ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation -- U.S. Forces in Korea: Their Roles and Future -- Command Arrangements in Korea: Issues and Options -- ROK-U.S. Defense Burden-sharing -- Some Thoughts on the ROK-U.S. Alliance and Burden-sharing -- ROK-U.S. Defense Industrial Cooperation -- ROK-U.S. Defense Industrial Cooperation: A New Step in Security Enhancement -- Conclusions and Recommendations