당신이 내일 아침 신문을 볼 때나, 아침 커피를 마시며 인터넷을 켰을 때 북한이 붕괴됐다는 헤드라인을 접한다 해도 나는 놀라지 않을 것이다. 또한, 심각한 체제위기에 대한 나의 예측을 넘어, 지금으로부터 10년 뒤에도 북한이 건재하다 해도 그 또한 놀라운 일은 아니다. 북한의 운명에 대한 예측은 그만큼 쉽지 않다. 이 점에서 북한은 진정으로 ‘불가사의한 국가’다.『불가사의한 국가』는 동북아시아 전문가 빅터 차가 쓴 책으로 미국의 대외정책에 대한 놀라운 비화를 담고 있다.

한국어판 서문······················································· 7

제1장 모순· ························································ 19
제2장 호시절· ······················································ 45
제3장 올 인 더 패밀리·············································· 105
제4장 다섯 번의 잘못된 결정· ······································ 167
제5장 지구 최악의 장소· ··········································· 235
제6장 전쟁 억제의 논리· ··········································· 309
제7장 완전하고 검증가능하며 불가역적인 폐기······················ 357
제8장 주변국· ····················································· 439
제9장 통일을 향하여··············································· 537
제10장 끝은 멀지 않았다· ·········································· 591

글을 마치며· ······················································ 638

감사의 말씀· ························································ 640
주석· ······························································ 644
찾아보기···························································· 694