NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, July 19, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, July 19, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, July 19, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK on Japan at Six Party Talks 3. DPRK-Russia Rail Link 4. PRC on DPRK Asylum Seekers 5. Inter-Korean Relations 6. ROK Veterans on GNP DPRK Policy 7. EU-ROK Trade Relations 8. Japan Earthquake […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, July 18, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, July 18, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, July 18, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. IAEA on DPRK Nuclear Shutdown 2. Inside DPRK 3. EU-ROK Trade Relations 4. ROK Defense Industry 5. Japan Earthquake 6. PRC on Shanghai Cooperation Organization Drill 7. Cross Strait Relations 8. PRC Government Criticism 9. PRC Media Control […]

Policy Forum 07-052: On North Korea, Hippocrates Not Hypocrisy

Katharine H.S. Moon, Associate Fellow at the Asia Society and professor in political science at Wellesley College, writes, “The central principle in any policy should be ‘do no harm’ to those who are already abused. Regime change could worsen human rights conditions… By working with institutions that specialize in various aspects of human rights and welfare, we broaden the international constituency around North Korean human rights. We convey to the North Korean regime that it is not being singled out for demonization, and we show the North Korean people that human rights, theirs included, are of universal concern.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, July 17, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, July 17, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, July 17, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. US-DPRK Relations 2. Hill on Six Party Talks 3. Russia on Six Party Talks 4. Japan on Six Party Talks 5. Inter-Korean Naval Relations 6. Drug Addiction in the DPRK 7. ROK-EU Trade Relations 8. Japan Earthquake 9. […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, July 16, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, July 16, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, July 16, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. DPRK Nuclear Plant Shutdown 2. Hill on Yongbyon Shutdown 3. Japan on DPRK Nuclear Shutdown 4. US Deliberations on DPRK 5. DPRK Industry 6. US-ROK Trade Relations 7. EU-ROK Trade Relations 8. Japan on Nuclear Weapons 9. US-Japan […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, July 12, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, July 12, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, July 12, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. IAEA on DPRK Reactor Shutdown 2. UNDP on DPRK Program 3. DPRK on LWR 4. DPRK Market Prices 5. ROK Energy Aid to DPRK 6. DPRK Anti-Japanese Rally 7. ROK-EU Trade Relations 8. Japan-ROK Trade Relations 9. Australia-Japan […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, July 11, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, July 11, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, July 11, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks Diplomacy 2. IAEA Visit to DPRK 3. Vershbow on Korea Peace Mechanism 4. PRC on DPRK Sanctions 5. Japan on DPRK Threat 6. DPRK Asylum Seekers in Vietnam 7. Inside DPRK 8. DPRK Requests Expired […]

Policy Forum 07-050: Japan and India as Partners for the Peace and Stability of Asia

Hiroshi Hirabayashi, a councilor of the Japan Forum on International Relations who is expected to become the president of the Japan-India Association soon and served as Ambassador of Japan to India between 1998 and 2002, writes, “In the Asian theater in particular, where numerous elements of insecurity persist, it [India] is expected to become a guarantor of peace and stability. This will be more effective if India strengthens its partnership with Japan, an increasingly proactive contributor to this end.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, July 10, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, July 10, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, July 10, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. Inter-Korean Oil Deal 3. Inter-Korean Light Industry 4. Inter-Korean Military Talks 5. ROK on FTAs and Korean Unification 6. ROK Trade Relations 7. US-Japan Missile Defense Cooperation 8. Japan Iraq Role 9. Cross Strait […]