For years Korea was in the position to minimize the rivalry that developed among the three regional powers--China, Japan, and the USSR--that were trying to acquire control over the Korean Peninsula. The special relationship between the United States and Korea is a cornerstone of Korea‘s foreign policy, used by Korea as leverage in restraining its neighbors. Hahm explains why the U.S. should be involved with a country that is not a full-fledged democracy. On the domestic front, Hahm talks about the handicaps of being dependent on other countries. He explains how Korea‘s rapid social and economic changes have disrupted traditional cultural values. To North Koreans, the absence of fighting and blood-shed is not peace, but rather aggression and exploitation, because they believe that genuine peace comes only when their revolution succeeds.