The Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute: South Korea, Japan and the Search for a Peaceful Solution

In The Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute, Paul Huth, Sunwoong Kim, and Terence Roehrig have assembled some of the top scholars from Japan, South Korea, and the United States to provide a fresh and comprehensive look at one of the most long-running island disputes in East Asia. The book examines the dispute from multiple perspectives with chapters that provide a detailed and balanced assessment addressing issues in international law, history, foreign policy, domestic politics, the media, education, and the impact on relations with the United States. The book also provides analyses of why this dispute has persisted for decades and explores possible solutions that are relevant for other maritime disputes in the Asia-Pacific.

Paul Huth, Ph.D. (1986) is Bauman Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He has published numerous articles, books, and edited volumes on topics related to international and civil conflict, including The Democratic Peace and Territorial Conflict in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge, 2002).
Sunwoong Kim, Ph.D. (1985), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Originally from Korea, he is a specialist in applied microeconomics. His current research interests include urban economics, East Asia and comparative education policy.
Terence Roehrig, Ph.D. (1995), is Professor of National Security at the U.S. Naval War College. He has published numerous articles and books on Korean/Asian security and maritime disputes including Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella (Columbia University Press 2017).