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State Security and Regime Security

President Syngman Rhee and the Insecurity Dilemma in South Korea 1953-60

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Yong-Pyo Hong

    1. The Korea Institute for National Unification, Seoul, South Korea

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 1-14

  3. Historical Setting: The Division of Korea, the Korean War, and the Evolution of Syngman Rhee’s Anti-Communist Policy

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 15-39

  4. The Ending of the Korean War and Syngman Rhee’s Search for a US—ROK Mutual Defence Treaty, April–August 1953

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 40-58

  5. The Post-Armistice Security Policy of Syngman Rhee: The Strengthening of ROK Forces, September 1953–November 1954

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 59-81

  6. Internal and External Challenges to the Rhee Regime and Rhee’s Growing Concern for Regime Security, November 1954–May 1956

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 82-101

  7. The Primacy of Regime Security and the Vulnerability of State Security, May 1956–November 1958

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 102-122

  8. The Domestic Use of State Security and the Collapse of the Rhee Regime, December 1958–April 1960

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 123-143

  9. Conclusion: The Insecurity Dilemma in South Korea

    • Yong-Pyo Hong
    Pages 144-154

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 155-219
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About this book

This book examines the interaction between state security and regime security in South Korea in the period 1953-60 under the leadership of President Syngman Rhee.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Korea Institute for National Unification, Seoul, South Korea

    Yong-Pyo Hong

About the author

YONG-PYO HONG is Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, Seoul. He received his doctorate in international relations from St. Antony's College, Oxford University. He has written extensively on Korean foreign policy and security affairs.

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