Policy Forum

Nautilus Institute’s Policy Forum‘s focus is on the timely publication of expert analysis and op-ed style pieces on the foremost of security-related issues to Northeast Asia. Its mission is to facilitate a multilateral flow of information among an international network of policy-makers, analysts, scholars, media, and readers. Policy Forum essays are typically from a wide range of expertise, political orientations, as well as geographic regions and seeks to present readers with opinions and analysis by experts on the issues as well as alternative voices not typically presented or heard. Feedback, comments, responses from Policy Forum readers are highly encouraged.

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Discussion of “Let’s Not Get Summit Slap-Happy in Korea”

Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems PFO 00-05D: June 30, 2000 Discussion of “Let’s Not Get Summit Slap-Happy in Korea” By Victor Cha CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Comments on Victor Cha’s Essay 1. Comments by Robyn Lim 2. Comments by Charles Armstrong III. Nautilus Invites Your Responses Go to […]

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Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems

Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems PFO 00-05D: June 30, 2000 Discussion of “Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems” By Timothy L. Savage CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Comments on Timothy Savage’s Paper 1. Comments by […]

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Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems

Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems PFO 00-05D: June 30, 2000 Discussion of “Let’s Not Get Summit Slap-Happy in Korea” By Victor Cha CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Comments on Victor Cha’s Essay 1. Comments by Robyn Lim […]

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Policy Forum 00-05C: After the Korean Summit: Into Thick Air?

This essay was contributed by Peter Hayes, Executive Director of the Nautilus Institute. It originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on June 28. Dr. Hayes argues that, in the wake of the summit, the real work of economic cooperation will be fraught with difficulties, particularly in regards to providing the energy needed for ROK enterprises that want to do business in the DPRK. Hayes maintains that the problem of the DPRK’s electric grid will require a long-term, holistic solution. He calls on the US to remove the DPRK from the list of terrorism-sponsoring states to allow World Bank involvement in rehabilitating the DPRK’s infrastructure.

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Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems

Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems PFO 00-05C: June 29, 2000 After the Korean Summit: Into Thick Air? By Peter Hayes CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Essay by Peter Hayes III. Nautilus Invites Your Responses Go to essay […]

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Policy Forum 00-05B: Let’s Not Get Summit Slap-Happy in Korea

This article is by Professor Victor Cha, an East Asia security specialist in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He is currently a Senior Fulbright Scholar in South Korea. Cha argues that the summit meeting in Pyongyang was long on atmospherics and short on substance. He says that while the summit had important cathartic effects on the Korean psyche, the hard work has yet to be done. He maintains that reunification and withdrawal of US troops are not issues that are going to be solved in the near term.

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Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems

Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems PFO 00-05B: June 27, 2000 Let’s Not Summit Slap-Happy in Korea By Victor Cha CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Essay by Victor Cha III. Nautilus Invites Your Responses Discussion Go to essay […]

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Policy Forum 00-05A: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems

This article by Timothy L. Savage, Program Officer for Global Peace and Security at the Nautilus Institute, appeared in the Korea Herald on June 21. Savage argues that the summit was an important first step in breaking down the ideological barrier that separates the two Koreas. By embracing Kim Dae-jung, DPRK leader Kim Jong-il signaled a move away from the official designation of the ROK as a puppet state, thus opening up the space to a “Korean” solution to the ongoing problem of the divided peninsula.

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Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems

Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems PFO 00-05A: June 26, 2000 Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems By Timothy L. Savage CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Essay by Timothy L. Savage III. Nautilus Invites Your Responses […]

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Policy Forum 00-04A: The Future of US-China Relations

This essay is by Lyuba Zarsky, Co-Director of the Nautilus Institute. Ms. Zarsky also sits on the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Zarsky argues that the debate over China is more about the World Trade Organization than about China itself. She criticizes progressives for focusing too strongly on the immediate tactical battle, and in the process, falling into the trap of China-bashing. Instead, she argues, progressives need to develop a vision for a future policy that embraces China as a member of the world community, in order to promote a multilateral approach to problems of environment and human rights.

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