Zhiqun Zhu, assistant professor of international political economy and diplomacy at the University of Bridgeport, writes, “Now that North Korea has taken a giant step towards joining the nuclear club, finger pointing is unhelpful. All major players involved share responsibilities for the diplomatic failure. The international community needs to think prudently what to do next.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, December 07, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, December 07, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, December 07, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. US DPRK Policy 2. Russia-DPRK Relations 3. ROK on PSI 4. DPRK-Japan Relations 5. Inter-Korean Relations – Sports 6. US-ROK Trade Relations 7. US-ROK Security Alliance 8. ROK-Australian Relations 9. Japan Iraq Contribution 10. Japan Defense Policy 11. […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, December 06, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, December 06, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, December 06, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. US Incentives for DPRK 3. Russia on Six Party Talks 4. US Defense Secretary-designate on DPRK 5. DPRK Sakhalin Work Visit 6. DPRK Hydroelectric Construction 7. PRC Internet Use 8. US-ROK Security Alliance 9. […]
Policy Forum 06-101: The Democratic Party’s Victory in the U.S. Midterm Elections and the North Korean Nuclear Issue
Moo-jin Yang, Director for External Affairs at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University, writes, “With the reopening of the Six-Party Talks at hand and the Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections, it is highly possible that the means of resolving the North Korean nuclear issue will switch from the single track of sanctions to a two-track diplomacy of pressure and negotiations. South Korea must strengthen its role as an active mediator in the process of negotiations and utilize the opportunity presented by the restoration of inter-Korean relations.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, December 05, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, December 05, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, December 05, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. ElBaradei on DPRK Sanctions 2. ROK Radioactivity Monitoring 3. DPRK-Russia Relations 4. DPRK Industry 5. PRC Oil Supply 6. PRC Export Control Regulations 7. PRC Media Control 8. PRC AIDS Issue 9. PRC Anti-Graft Measures 10. Sino-Indian Relations […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, December 04, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, December 04, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, December 04, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Korean DMZ 2. DPRK-Russia Relations 3. EU Investigation of DPRK 4. Inter-Korean Relations – Sports 5. Inter-Korean Relations – Kumgang 6. DPRK Labor 7. ROK Aid to DPRK in 2006 8. DPRK-Japan Relations – Pachinko 9. DPRK-US Commercial […]
Policy Forum 07-031: Economic Perspectives on Future Directions for Engagement With the DPRK in a Post-Test World
Bradley O. Babson, a former World Bank official and expert on Asian affairs with a concentration on the North Korean economy and Northeast Asia economic cooperation, writes, “Depending on the choices made by stakeholders both inside and outside the DPRK, the future path could be highly destabilizing or highly transformational with positive outcomes for regional security and economic prosperity for the North Korean people.”
Policy Forum 07-008: Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation at a Crossroads
Wonhyuk Lim, Fellow at the Korea Development Institute (www.kdi.re.kr) and Korea National Strategy Institute (www.knsi.org), writes, “Just as it is not appeasement to talk to North Korea or any other potential adversary, it is not appeasement to hire North Korean workers and pay their wages. Instead of blaming economic engagement that promotes internal changes in North Korea, it would be far better to contain and reduce potential military threats through arms control negotiations and re-establish the policy synergy the United States and South Korea enjoyed in dealing with North Korea.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 30, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 30, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 30, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. US Congressman Visit to DPRK 3. US-DPRK Peace Treaty 4. US-ROK Security Alliance 5. ROK Iraq Contribution 6. Japan Defense Policy 7. Taiwan-US Economic Relations 8. PRC Religious Freedom II. CanKor 9. Report #268 […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 29, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 29, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 29, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK Sanctions 3. IAEA in Japan 4. ROK Opposition on DPRK Nukes 5. US-ROK Trade Relations 6. ROK Historical Revisionism 7. ROK Bird Flu Outbreak 8. USFJ Base Realignment 9. Sino-Japanese Defense Relations 10. […]