Publication

This paper examines how South Koreans view their neighbor to the north. A strong majority of South Koreans agrees on the need to engage North Korea but there is no consensus on what the most effective way of doing this may be. As the debate over how to deal with the northern brother intensifies, deep fissures are forming among the public. Significant generational and political shifts have transformed views in ways that could undermine US policy in the region unless Washington develops a better understanding of the situation in Seoul.