From a gathering of veteran officials, eyewitnesses, and scholars, brought together with newly declassified documents, here are the transcripts of the second conference held on inter-Korean, U.S.-ROK, and DPRK-Socialist bloc relations during the Cold War. Specifically, they explored the period beginning with the improvement of relations between the two Koreas that led to the historic North-South Joint Communiqué of July 4, 1972 - March 1974 when North Korea abandoned inter-Korean dialogue in order to seek a separate U.S.-DPRK treaty to replace the Korean War armistice. Also studied was the reactions of the two Koreas to the Sino-Dae Jung, the "Korea question" in the United Nations, and a host of other issues affecting inter-Korean, U.S.-Korean, and Sino-DPRK relations during this period.

Inter-Korean dialogue in the era of détente -- Inter-Korean dialogue and U.S.-ROK relations -- Inter-Korean dialogue and the DPRK's relations with Aliied countries -- Inter-Korean dialogue and the domestic politics of the two Koreas -- The two Koreas and the United Nations.