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With the ending of the Cold War, Northeast Asia, like many other areas of the globe, has undergone a significant shift in the mechanism by which states interact with each other. For over four decades, international relations in Northeast Asia were conducted within the bi-polar framework of the US-USSR confrontation. With the collapse of the USSR, and subsequent shift to multipolarity, long suppressed regional conflicts have begun to surface. The author discusses how the states of the region interact and suggests a way of multilateral security co-operation in Northeast Asia. (DÜI-Sen)

How can the United States and South Korea best cooperate to address new security challenges? Can the US-ROK alliance serve to advance South Korea's interests and at the same time help the US to more effectively pursue its own global and regional security objectives? In the context of these questions, the authors explore the possibilities for enhanced cooperation in both traditional and nontraditional spheres. The chapters, all organized around a common set of questions, address issues ranging from counterterrorism, military affairs, and nuclear nonproliferation, to the environment, pandemics, and biological threats, to peacebuilding, development assistance, and humanitarian aid. In each chapter, the authors consider the capacities and potential for cooperation on both sides, assess the corresponding challenges, and propose new forms of collaboration