o CONTENTS

I. How to View the Korean Unification Issues
 1. The Significance of and Need for Unification 9
 2. The Basic Idea for Unification and Future Vision 16

II. History of Division and the Building of a National Community
  1. The Division of Korea and the Establishment of the Republic of Korea 25
  2. The Development of the Republic of Korea 35
  3. The Building of a National Community 43

III. Comparative Unification Efforts: Policies & Formulas

  1. South Korea’s Unification Policies and Formulas 53

  2. The Park Geun-hye Administration:Trust-building Process on the Korean Peninsula 67

  3. North Korea’s Unification Formula 79

IV. Inter-Korean Relations: Conflicts and Cooperations

  1. The Dual Nature of Inter-Korean Relations 95

  2. Inter-Korean Conflicts 100

  3. Inter-Korean Cooperations 117

  4. Directions for the Future of Inter-Korean Relations 163

V. Future Visions and Preparations for Unification

  1. The Costs and Benefits of Unification 173

  2. The Future Visions for a Unified Korea 183

  3. Preparing for Unification 191

Appendices