Stephen Noerper, Senior Fellow at the EastWest Institute and a Nautilus Institute Senior Associate, writes, “A Chinese adage suggests that a ‘cornered dog bites.’ President Obama and the international community should signal that we are not simply responding to a crisis or ‘managing’ the North Korean problem. It is time to address and, where possible, eliminate problem areas with North Korea-while maintaining a ‘stern and unified’ stance on the core issues.”
Archives
NAPSNet Daily Report 07 April, 2009
- DPRK Missile Launch
- DPRK on Missile Program
- US on DPRK Missile Launch
- ROK on DPRK Missile Launch
- ROK on PSI Role
- PRC on DPRK Missile Launch
- Sino-DPRK Trade
- UN on DPRK Missile Launch
- Russia on DPRK Missile Launch
- Japan on DPRK Missile Launch
- Iran on DPRK Missile Launch
- Inter-Korean Athletic Competition
- DPRK Economy
- Sino-ROK Relations
- Japan Politics
- Japan SDF Anti-Piracy Operations
- Japan-Venezuelan Energy Cooperation
- Russo-Japanese Energy Trade
- Japan Food Supply
- Sino-UK Defense Relations
- Sino-Ecuadorian Energy Cooperation
- PRC Energy Supply
- PRC Internet Censorship
- PRC Unrest
- PRC Health Care Reform
NAPSNet Daily Report 6 April, 2009
- 1. DPRK Missile Program
- 2. UN on DPRK Missile Program
- 3. Japan on DPRK Missile Program
- 4. ROK on DPRK Missile Program
- 5. DPRK Missile Program Costs
- 6. DPRK Leadership
- 7. Sanctions on DPRK
- 8. DPRK Detention of Journalists
- 9. Inter-Korean Relations
- 10. ROK Participation in PSI
- 11. ROK Rocket Program
- 12. ROK Anti-Piracy Dispatch
- 13. ROK Energy
- 14. ROK Climate Change
- 15. ROK Immigration Policy
- 16. US Nuclear Policy
- 17. Japan on US Nuclear Policy
- 18. Japan SDF Anti-Piracy Operations
- 19. PRC Tibet Issue
- 20. Sino-Russian Military Relations
- 21. Sino-Russian Relations
- 22. PRC Environment
- 23. PRC Economy
NAPSNet Daily Report 03 April, 2009
- Six Party Talks
- DPRK Missile Launch
- US on DPRK Missile Launch
- Russia on DPRK Missile Launch
- PRC on DPRK Missile Launch
- ROK on DPRK Missile Launch
- Japan on DPRK Missile Launch
- UN Sanctions on DPRK
- Inter Korean Relations
- ROK-EU Trade Relations
- Japan Politics
- Japan Constitutional Revision
- US-Japan Security Alliance
- Japan SDF Anti-Piracy Operations
- Cross Strait Relations
- PRC-Myanmar Pipeline Project
- US on PRC Military
- PRC Security
- PRC Automotive Industry
- PRC Space Program
Examining North Korea’s Satellite Launch Vehicle, April 2nd, 2009
I. Introduction David Wright, co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) Global Security Program, notes that “between April 4 and April 8 North Korea will attempt to place a satellite into space using the Unha-2 launcher. While some have characterized this as a ballistic missile test, a successful satellite launch wouldn’t necessarily demonstrate the […]
Examining North Korea’s Satellite Launch Vehicle
David Wright, co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) Global Security Program, notes that “between April 4 and April 8 North Korea will attempt to place a satellite into space using the Unha-2 launcher. While some have characterized this as a ballistic missile test, a successful satellite launch wouldn’t necessarily demonstrate the ability to launch a nuclear warhead to intercontinental range. Modifications to increase the capability of the launcher pose both material and manufacturing challenges that North Korea may have yet to overcome.”
NAPSNet Daily Report 2 April, 2009
- 1. DPRK Missile Launch
- 2. US on DPRK Missile Program
- 3. Japan on DPRK Missile Test
- 4. Australia & ROK on DPRK Missile Program
- 5. DPRK Detention of Journalists
- 6. DPRK Defectors
- 7. Inter-Korean Athletics
- 8. ROK at the G20 Summit
- 9. ROK Satellite Launch
- 10. ROK Nuclear Power
- 11. ROK Military
- 12. US-ROK Free Trade Agreement
- 13. US-Japan Security Alliance
- 14. Japan Politics
- 15. Sino-US Relations
- 16. Sino-Japanese Environmental Cooperation
- 17. PRC-Japan Civil Society Environmental Cooperation
- 18. Sino-French Relations
- 19. PRC Military
- 20. PRC Internet Censorship
- 21. PRC Earthquake
- 22. PRC Public Health
Policy Forum 09-026: Not an Impeccable Argument
Mark J. Valencia, a maritime policy analyst based in Kaneohe, Hawaii, writes, “US government arguments and immediate follow up actions regarding the incident seem to constitute a ‘might makes right’ approach that only increases the damage being done to the US image in Asia. Real change is needed in US maritime diplomacy in Asia and elsewhere.”
NAPSNet Daily Report 1 April, 2009
- 1. PRC on DPRK Nuclear Program
- 2. DPRK on Missile Program
- 3. US on DPRK Missile Test
- 4. DPRK Missile Test and the UNSC
- 5. US on Detained Journalists
- 6. Inter-Korean Relations
- 7. Inter-Korean Athletics
- 8. Russia Missile Test
- 9. Japan on Maritime Security
- 10. PRC on Cyber Warfare Accusations
- 11. PRC-ASEAN Military Cooperation
- 12. Sino-Indian Relations
- 13. Cross Strait Relations
- 14. Sino-Australian Relations
- 15. PRC Security
- 16. PRC-EU Energy Cooperation
- 17. PRC Environment
- 18. PRC Energy and the Environment
- 19. PRC on Climate Change
- 20. PRC Anti-Corruption Measures and the Internet
Policy Forum 09-025: DPRK Trip Report February 24-28th, 2009
Paul Carroll, Program Director at the Ploughshares Fund, writes, “Depending on how the U.S. responds to any DPRK action, as well as our partners in the region, we may be in for rough stretch of road for some time. The alternative could be that if the responses are creative and bold, we may just be able to snatch some victory from the jaws of defeat and make some progress toward the goals of denuclearizing the peninsula and transforming the regional security situation.”