North Korea’s Strategic Intentions

Andrew Scobell, an Associate Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College, writes: “North Korea’s rulers are influenced by history, ideology, and notions of nationalism that produce what social scientists like to term a ‘bounded rationality.’ The author’s conclusion is that North Korea’s senior leaders are determined and confident that they will not only survive but that they will be able to restore and revitalize their regime.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 22, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 22, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 22, 2005 I. United States 1. DPRK Nuclear Reactor Restarted 2. ROK on Restarted Nuclear Reactor 3. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 4. ROK on US, ROK Differences on DPRK Nuclear Program 5. US on Six Party Talks 6. ROK on Korean Peace […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Friday, August 19, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Friday, August 19, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Friday, August 19, 2005 I. United States 1. US on Peace Treaty with DPRK 2. Expert on US Position of DPRK Nuclear Program 3. ROK on Six Party Talks 4. GNP on DPRK Nuclear Program 5. ROK on Joint Korean Liberation Day 6. Conservative Groups […]

Policy Forum 05-68A: Closing the Nuclear Loopholes

Jung-min Kang, a Nautilus Institute Senior Associate, writes: “Pyongyang also has to realize that South Korea, which operates 20 nuclear power reactors at present, has had no problem generating nuclear power without enriching or reprocessing uranium, in accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 17, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 17, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 17, 2005 I. United States 1. Kim Jong-il on DPRK’s Return to NPT 2. Ted Turner on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Ted Turner Proposal for DMZ Peace Park 4. Roh Meets DPRK Delegation 5. DPRK Propaganda at Liberation Day Celebration 6. Expert on […]

Policy Forum 05-67A: North Korea Six Party Talks: The Bad News May Actually Be the Good News

Karin J. Lee, Senior Fellow at the East Asia Policy Education Project of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, writes: “In the midst of round four, the six party process if finally off to a good start but there is a long way to go. At an August 7th Press Conference, Assistant Secretary Hill reiterated his commitment to continue direct talks with North Korea during the recess. Such an approach will go a long way toward whittling away at the divisive issues and may result in more good news.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 16, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 16, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 16, 2005 I. United States 1. DPRK Visit to National Assembly 2. Korean Unification 3. Ban Ki-Moon to Visit US 4. Kim Dae-Jung to Visit DPRK 5. Turner Visits DPRK 6. Virtual Reunification of Korean Families 7. Inter-Korean Military Hotline 8. Inter-Korean Cooperation […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 15, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 15, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 15, 2005 I. United States 1. DPRK on Nuclear Program 2. ROK-US Relations 3. DPRK on ROK-US Military Exercises 4. Inter-Korean Liberation Day Celebration 5. Civic Response to Inter-Korean Liberation Day 6. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 7. Inter-Korean Maritime Cooperation 8. Virtual Reunifiction of […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 11, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 11, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 11, 2005 I. United States 1. US on Six Party Talks 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Foreign Investment in DPRK 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Red Cross Meetings 6. DPRK Animee Movie 7. ROK-Japan Trade Relations 8. UNSC Expansion 9. […]