Part I. History and leadership --

The Korean Peninsula : a brief overview of modern Korean history / Ben Olk, National History Day 1997 --

North Korea : a political history / BBC News --

DMZ : Korea's dangerous divide / Tom O'Neill, National Geographic --

On the road to nowhere / Hamish McDonald, The Sydney Morning Herald --

Crunch time for South Korea / Andrew Ward, Financial Times --

Sins of the son / Peter Carlson, The Washington Post --

Part II. Life on the peninsula --

Escape from hell / John J. Miller, National Review --

Flying toward new dreams / Jeremy Garlick, the Korea Herald --

50 years later, reunions bring joy to Koreans / Stephanie Strom, The New York Times --

International support a key to Korean peace / Jeong Se-hyun, Korea.net --

Detente could unsettle balance of power / William Dawkins, Financial Times --

A small problem growing / Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times --

Part III. Foreign relations --

Japan shrugs off N. Korean threats over inspections / Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times --

Courtship of Beijing and Seoul : a new twist for an old bond / James Brooke, The New York Times --

Long indifferent, Japanese are drawn to South Korea / Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times --

Honor guard / Eric Weiner, The New Republic --

S. Korean president : nothing to worry about relocation of U.S. troops from Seoul / San-Hun Choe, The Associated Press --

S. Korea's divisions / Michael Dorgan, San Jose Mercury News --

IV. Economy --

Korea's economy opens up / O. Yul Kwon, Ivey Business Journal --

U.S. investors go Seoul-searching in spite of strife / Stephen Schurr, Financial Times --

A doomed reform / Harpal Sandhu, Harvard International Review --

N. Korea is more open, U.N. says / Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times --

Part V. Military strategies --

A fragile peace / Peter Worthington, The Toronto Sun --

South Korean military capability reportedly far superior to North's / BBC Summary of World Broadcasts --

Nuclear nightmare / Lou Dobbs, U.S. News & World Report --

A balance of terror / Thomas Omestad [and others], U.S. News & World Report --

Talks on North Korea nuclear program end / The Associated Press --

Additional periodical articles with abstracts.