Wilson Center Experts
Donggil Kim
Public Policy Scholar
History and Public Policy Program
Contact Information:
T (202) 691-4000
// F (202) 691-4001
Expertise:
History
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Vice Director, Center for Korean Peninsula Studies, Peking University
Wilson Center Project(s):
Sino-North Korea Relations during 1945-1950
Term:
Apr 01, 2008
Jun 01, 2008
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Did Stalin Lure the United States into the Korean War? New Evidence on the Origins of the Korean War
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Did Stalin Lure the United States into the Korean War? New Evidence on the Origins of the Korean War
Jul 07, 2011NKIDP e-Dossier No. 1, "Did Stalin Lure the United States into the Korean War? New Evidence on the Origins of the Korean War," features a telegram from Stalin to Czechoslovakian President Klement Gottwald which raises new questions about the origins of the Korean War. Did Stalin purposefully seek to entangle the United States in a military conflict on the Korean Peninsula? Did Stalin expect an intervention by the Chinese communists from virtually the beginning of the conflict? Two experts, Donggil Kim and William Stueck, provide an initial assessment of this potentially significant new finding.