Ronda Hauben, researcher, writer and freelance journalist, who has spent the past 14 years studying, writing and participating in online media, writes, “The purpose of the action against the BDA appears not only to have been to target North Korea and its access to the international banking system, but also to send a message to China.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, June 05, 2007
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, June 05, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, June 05, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Russia on Frozen DPRK Funds 2. Russia-DPRK Economic Relations 3. Australia, Japan, US Missile Defense Cooperation 4. PRC on Missile Defense Program 5. ROK Space Program 6. Japan on Climate Change 7. PRC on Climate Change 8. PRC […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, June 04, 2007
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, June 04, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, June 04, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. ROK, Japan, PRC on Six Party Talks 2. DPRK Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor 3. DPRK Strategy 4. ROK Aid to DPRK 5. DPRK Refugee-Defectors 6. USFK Base Realignment 7. US on ROK Role in Afghanistan 8. Japan, US, Australia […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, May 31, 2007
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, May 31, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, May 31, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. PRC-US Talks on DPRK Frozen Funds 2. Japan on Russian DPRK Sanctions 3. ROK Iraq Mission 4. Japan on ROK War Claim 5. Japan and Cross Strait Relations 6. PRC Rural Poverty 7. PRC Environment 8. PRC Press […]
Anticipating Six Party Energy Negotiations
Peter Hayes, Nautilus Institute Executive Director and David von Hippel, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate, write, “In the long run… it is critical that a substantial fraction of the energy aid agreed to at the Six Party Talks result in developmental outcomes for the people living in the DPRK. Falling short of this goal will leave the DPRK highly insecure, and one of the essential girders of a non-nuclear future for the Korean Peninsula, the social and political stability of the DPRK, will collapse.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, May 30, 2007
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, May 30, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, May 30, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. US-PRC on Six Party Talks 2. Russian Sanctions on DPRK 3. DMZ Fences 4. Inter-Korean Relations 5. ROK-US FTA negotiations 6. ROK-Indian Military Relations 7. ROK-ASEAN Trade Relations 8. Japan-Australian Defense Cooperation 9. Japan Political Scandal 10. Cross […]
Fueling DPRK Energy Futures and Energy Security: 2005 Energy Balance, Engagement Options, and Future Paths
Peter Hayes, Nautilus Institute Executive Director and David von Hippel, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate, write, “This document is intended to provide a best estimate, given available data, of an internally-consistent year 2005 energy supply/demand balance for the DPRK, as well as balances for previous years prepared with similar methodologies… As this report is being finalized, the representatives of the countries participating in the Six-Party Talks on the DPRK’s nuclear program have come to an initial agreement on steps to be taken to address the differences between the parties. Provision of energy security is a critical element of a successful and robust resolution to the nuclear confrontation between the DPRK and the international community.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, May 29, 2007
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, May 29, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, May 29, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Hill on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. ASEM on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Inter-Korean Relations 4. US-ROK Trade Relations 5. ROK-PRC History Dispute 6. ROK Press Restrictions 7. Japan Defense Policy 8. US on PRC Military 9. Cross Strait […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, May 28, 2007
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, May 28, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, May 28, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. US on BDA Issue 2. Russia on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. ROK Military 4. DPRK Missile Program 5. ROK, US on DPRK Missile Program 6. ROK Military Exercises 7. ROK-Mongolian Relations 8. PRC-Japan East Sea Territorial Dispute 9. […]
Policy Forum 07-041: Lessons from the BDA Issue
Keun-sik Kim, Professor at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University, writes, “Considering that the role of third parties has been severely limited in breaking the stalemate, one lesson to be learned from the BDA issue is that bilateral frameworks must be in sync with the multilateral framework. Not only DPRK-U.S. negotiations but also simultaneous, active discussion between the U.S. and China, North Korea and China, and the two Koreas can serve as a buffer to help resolve issues.”