NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 19, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 19, 2005 I.NAPSnet 1. Six Party Talks 2. Inter-Korean Unification 3. ROK Ideological Dispute Over DPRK 4. DPRK-US Relations 5. DPRK-PRC Relations 6. DPRK-Japanese Relations 7. DPRK Human Rights 8. Repatriated RO Korean 9. DPRK Pledge for Peace 10. DPRK Tourism 11. ROK […]
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Policy Forum 05-84A: Why Seoul Helps the North
Chung-in Moon, Professor of political science at Yonsei University in Seoul, writes, “Perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind is that food aid does not exist within a vacuum. It is but one part of a complex and trying effort by the South Korean government to improve inter-Korean relations, reduce military tension and help its North Korean brethren.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 18, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 18, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 18, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. ROK Ideological Dispute Over DPRK 3. ROK on Inter-Korean Unification 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Relations 6. Inter-Korean Humanitarian Cooperation 7. DPRK-US Relations 8. DPRK-PRC Bilateral Talks 9. DPRK Food Aid […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 17, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 17, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 17, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. Six Party Talks 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. DPRK-US Bilateral Talks 4. DPRK-PRC Relations 5. DPRK-ROK Relations 6. DPRK-Opposition Party Relations 7. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 8. Expert on Inter-Korean Tourism 9. DPRK-UK Economic Cooperation 10. UN […]
Policy Forum 05-83A: Meeting the North’s Demands
Ha Young-sun, Professor of International Relations at Seoul National University, writes, “If we were to have progress in the discussions on implementing the joint statement in the fifth round of the six-party talks, the key challenge is to make the contradictory relationship between the pillar of nuclear abandonment, which Washington prioritizes, and the pillar of safeguarding the regime, which Pyongyang ultimately wants, complementary.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 13, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 13, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 13, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. Russia on DRPK Nuclear Program 2. US on DPRK Counterfeiting 3. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 4. Inter-Korean Relations 5. Inter-Korean Athletic Cooperation 6. DPRK-ROK Opposition Party Relations 7. DPRK-Japanese Relations 8. ROK-US Relations 9. Annual DPRK Crop and Food […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 12, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 12, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 12, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. ROK on Six Party Talks 3. DRPK-PRC Bilateral Talks Ahead of Six Party Talks 4. Inter-Korean Reunification 5. Inter-Korean Demographic Statistics 6. DPRK-US Relations 7. US on DPRK Counterfeiting 8. DPRK-Russian Relations […]
Policy Forum 05-82A: You Say Okjeryok, I Say Deterrent; No Wonder We Don’t Agree
Tong Kim, a recently retired State Department official and current research professor at Korea University, writes, “If there were something the North Koreans could choose to resolve first, it would be achieving a normal, friendly relationship of trust with the United States. After that, they believe, there will be no security threat to their regime. If there were something the Americans could choose to resolve first, it would be nuclear dismantlement. So in all agreements, the sequence of measures is an issue. Judging by its language, this deal will be no different.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 11, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 11, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 11, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. DPRK on Nuclear Program 3. Inter-Korean Nuclear Inspections 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Relations 6. DPRK Involvement in APEC Summit 7. US on Inter-Korean Relations 8. DPRK-US Relations 9. DPRK-PRC Relations […]
Policy Forum 05-81A: North Korean Markets and the Reactivation of the Public Distribution System: Dialogue between a Pessimist and an Optimist
Ruediger Frank, a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Korea University, Seoul, writes, “Aside from the possibility that this might either be a temporary measure or turn out to be a misunderstanding altogether, such a move calls for some attempts at an interpretation. Would the reintroduction of the 100% PDS coverage be a sign of failure, or of success? Should we be happy or concerned? Here is a fictive dialogue between a pessimist and an optimist to answer these questions.”