How Americans Think about North Korea: 2000-2007

Abstract

Fifty years after the Korean War (1950-1953), sometimes called the Forgotten War, the Koreas had receded into the back of the American mind. But the Axis of Evil address and the revelation of North Korea's nuclear weapons program have reeducated Americans to see the South as an ally and the North as a menacing regime. Despite an overwhelming antipathy to North Korea and a heightened sense of vulnerability, few Americans support a course of action more aggressive than diplomatic negotiations.