Hiromichi Umebayashi, President of the Peace Depot Japan, and International Coordinator for the Pacific Campaign for Disarmament & Security (PCDS), writes: “The objectives of a NWFZ include not only limiting nuclear weapons, but also making a significant contribution to maintaining international peace and security in areas with varied historical backgrounds, some with long-standing disputes.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 10, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 10, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 10, 2005 I. United States 1. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. US on Possibility of Bilateral Meeting with DPRK 4. ROK on Six Party Talks 5. Russia on Six Party Talks 6. Russia on DPRK-Russia Economic […]
Multilateral Dialogue to Resolve the North Korean Nuclear Issue
Donald S. Zagoria, Project Director for Northeast Asia Projects at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP), wrote this summary report from the 3rd Conference on Northeast Asian Security Co-sponsored by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) and the DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace (DPRK IDP). The report states: “it is unclear whether North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons program. But in the next year or two, there will be an opportunity to test that country’s intentions through a serious diplomatic effort. A well-organized and well-focused Track 1.5 effort could play an important role in assisting the official U.S. effort.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 09, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 09, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 09, 2005 I. United States 1. DPRK on Armistice Treaty 2. US on Six Party Talks 3. DPRK on Six Party Talks 4. DPRK on US Arms Buildup Plan 5. ROK Minister to Visit US, PRC 6. Christian Right on DPRK Human Rights […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 08, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 08, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 08, 2005 I. United States 1. Armstice Treaty 2. Six Party Talks 3. US on Six Party Talks 4. Japan on Six Party Talks 5. DPRK Business Relations 6. Aid to DPRK 7. DPRK Sports 8. DPRK Literature 9. Inter-Korean Liberation Day Festivities […]
Policy Forum 05-64A: Bush Policy Backfiring in Asia
Leon V. Sigal, director of the Northeast Cooperative Security Project at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) in New York and editor of The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Regional Perspectives, wrote: “Far from isolating North Korea, the United States is itself becoming odd man out in the region. If this misguided course had a name, it would be hawk disengagement.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 04, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 04, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 04, 2005 I. United States 1. Final Statement of Principles 2. US on Final Statement of Principles 3. DPRK on Final Statement of Principles 4. Progress of Six Party Talks 5. US on Progress at Six Party Talks 6. Japan Privatization 7. UNSC […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 03, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 03, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 03, 2005 I. Unites States 1. Final Statement of Principles 2. Progress of Six Party Talks 3. US on Russian Built Nuclear Power Plant in DPRK 4. Japan on Normalizing Relations with DPRK 5. Mt.Kumgang Tourist Operation 6. ROK-Japanese Territorial Dispute 7. Japan […]
Policy Forum 05-63A: Rising Stakes in North Korea
Mitchell B. Reiss, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the College of William & Mary and former Director of Policy Planning at the State Department from July 2003 to February 2005, wrote: “[The] multilateral approach has helped bring North Korea back to Beijing, but Washington must now reassert its leadership and help shape a safer future for Northeast Asia.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 02, 2005
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 02, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 02, 2005 I. Unites States 1. Final Draft Statement 2. Japan on Final Draft Statement 3. DPRK on US Nuclear Threat 4. US on Progress at Six Party Talks 5. DPRK on Progress at Six Party Talks 6. Mt. Baekdu Tourism Project 7. […]