Download or read book The Future of America's Alliances in Northeast Asia written by Michael H. Armacost and published by Asia-Pacific Research Network. This book was released on 2004 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past half century, the United States, Japan, and South Korea have maintained a three-cornered alliance to guarantee peace in Northeast Asia. U.S.-Japanese security relations currently thrive. However, conflicting perceptions in Seoul and Washington of Kim Jong-Ils North Korean regime and how to deal with it have generated deep concerns about the future of the U.S.-Korean alliance.