| Summary: | Anti-Americanism is growing at a startling rate in South Korea, potentially escalating into a serious problem that could jeopardize the future of the U.S-Korean alliance.Although previously limited to the concern of a minority of leftist nongovernmental organizations, student activists, and some liberals, anti-American sentiments have now spread into almost all strata of Korean society ranging from the policymaking elite in the government and the intellectuals to members of the middle-class and the younger generation. Beyond its overall increase, the sources of Anti-Americanism have become more complex and diverse. Following the attacks on September 11, ironicallyU.S> policy toward North Korea has become another cause of popular South Korea resentment towards the United States. According to a recent public opinion poll, 63 perrcent of South Korea have unfavourable feeling towards the United States, and 56 persent feel that anti-Americanism is growing stronger in the Republic of Korea (ROK). Unless Washington and Seoul work together on a course of action to counter this trend, these popular Korean attitudes could become a ctirical wildcard harming the future of the U.S Korean relationship
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