NAPSNet Daily Report 17 December, 2001

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. DPRK Reaction to US ABM Withdrawal
2. PRC View of US ABM Withdrawal
3. Russian View of US ABM withdrawal
4. DPRK-Japan Relations
5. Inter-Korean Nuclear Cooperation
6. PRC View on Japan’s SDF
7. Cross-Straits Relations
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK Defector
2. DPRK Adherence to International Pacts
3. DPRK-US Relations
4. DPRK-Canada Economic Treaty
5. PRC on Korean Peninsula
III. Japan 1. US Forces in Japan
2. Japanese Military Purchases
3. Japanese View of ABM Treaty
4. Japanese Role in Afghan Rehabilitation
5. Commission on Human Security
6. Japanese POW Treaty Proposal

NAPSNET Week in Review 14 December, 2001

United States 1. US Withdrawal from ABM Treaty US President George W. Bush gave formal notice on Thursday that the US will withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. Bush said that the September 11 attacks proved the need to develop ways “to protect our people from future terrorists or rogue state missile attacks.” […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 14 December, 2001

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. ROK View of DPRK Weapons Program
2. Korean-American Participation in Family Reunions
3. US Troops in ROK
4. ROK-Japan Talks
5. Japanese Military Purchases
6. US Warships in Japan
7. US Withdrawal from ABM Treaty
8. Russian Reaction to US Withdrawal
9. PRC View of US Withdrawal
10. US-PRC Arms Control Talks
11. Cross-Straits Economic Relations
12. US-Philippine Military Cooperation
II. Republic of Korea 1. US War on Terrorism
2. ROK-DPRK Red Cross Talks
3. US Troops in ROK
III. People’s Republic of China 1. Inter-Korean Relations
2. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
3. PRC-US Relations
4. PRC-Russian Relations
5. PRC-Japanese Relations
6. PRC Nuclear Industry
IV. Japan 1. Japanese Logistical Support for US
2. Japanese Military Laws
3. Japanese Military Purchases
4. Japanese Counter-Terrorism
5. Japanese Role in Afghan Rehabilitation
6. Afghan Refugees in Japan
7. Shipment of Nuclear Wastes
8. Atomic Bomb Survivors
9. Chinese Immigrants in Japan

A Neutral Afghanistan

December 12, 2001 By Faruq Achikzad I. Introduction This essay is by Faruq Achikzad, former UN Resident Coordinator in the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus and North Korea. Achikzad argues that the only hope for a long term, broad-based Afghan government is through a United Nations framework. In the short term, the United States and its […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 11 December, 2001

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. DPRK’s Role in Anti-Terrorism
2. PRC Formal WTO Entrance
3. PRC’s Role in Afghanistan Reconstruction
4. PRC-Philippines Relations
5. Japan-India Relations
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK on Anti-terror Pacts
2. DPRK-Russia Military Talks
3. ROK Biochemical Defense
4. ROK Envoy on Terrorism
5. DPRK-US Relations
III. Japan 1. Japan-EU Relations
2. Japan-PRC Relations
3. Japan-India Relations
IV. Russian Federation 1. RF-DPRK Contacts
2. DPRK-US Relations

NAPSNET Week in Review 7 December, 2001

Korea 1. DPRK-US Relations The DPRK accused the US of increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula and said that it would resist what it called the US’s hostile policy. The DPRK warned the US it would build up its military to counter what it said was the US “strong-arm policy” against the DPRK. “ROK-DPRK-US Relations” […]