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NAPSNet Daily Report 05 November, 2001

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. Inter-Korean Talks
2. DPRK Ratification of Anti-Terror Convention
3. DPRK on Japanese Military
4. DPRK Famine
5. Japan’s Regional Relations
6. US Sinking of Japanese Ship
7. US-Philippines Military Cooperation
8. ASEAN Views on Terrorism
II. Republic of Korea 1. ROK-PRC Talks
2. DPRK Political Situation
3. Red Cross Meeting
III. Japan 1. Japanese Logistical Support for US
2. Opinions on Japanese Support for US
3. Afghan Refugees in Japan
4. Japanese Role in Pakistan
5. Japanese Financial Aid to Pakistan
6. Japan-DPRK Relations
7. Yasukuni Shrine Issue
8. Japan-Philippine Anti-Piracy Drill

How Afghan Men Fight

November 2, 2001 By Richard Kidd I. Introduction This essay is by Richard Kidd who served as a long-time emergency officer for the United Nations and currently works in Washington on landmine clearance and humanitarian-relief issues. Drawing on personal experience, Kidd offers a cultural explanation for the seeming “invincibility” of Afghan fighters. Consequently, if the […]

Counterinsurgency and the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Vietnam

November 2, 2001 By Henry J. Kenny I. Introduction This essay is by Henry J. Kenny, a research analyst at the Center for Strategic Studies at the CNA Corporation. His essay focuses on counterinsurgency doctrine and strategy used in Vietnam and how it might apply in Afghanistan. It highlights some parallel difficulties in locating and […]

NAPSNET Week in Review 2 November, 2001

Korea 1. Inter-Korean Talks The ROK accepted a DPRK proposal for dialogue at Mount Kumgang. The DPRK earlier warned that military exercises near Seoul had made the atmosphere for talks “complicated.” The ROK proposed that the Cabinet meeting take place on November 9-12, but the DPRK has yet to respond. ROK Unification Minister Hong Soon-young […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 01 November, 2001

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. Email Service in DPRK
2. Japanese Support of US-led Action
3. Reaction to Yasukuni Shrine Visit
II. Republic of Korea 1. US Urges DPRK to Take Part in Anti-Terrorism Efforts
2. ROK-US Talks on Anti-Terrorism
3. DPRK Criticizes ROK Military Exercise
III. People’s Republic of China 1. PRC-ROK-Japan Buddhists’ Meeting
2. PRC-US Relations
3. PRC-Russian Relations
4. PRC-Japanese Relations
5. Cross-Strait Relations
6. PRC Position on Anti-Terrorism

Can 9-11 Provide a Fresh Start for Sino-U.S. Relations?

October 31, 2001 By Phillip C. Saunders I. Introduction This essay is by Phillip C. Saunders, Director of the East Asian Nonproliferation Program for the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Saunders asserts that the September 11 attacks present a real opportunity for Sino-US cooperation. Saunders outlines the potential areas […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 29 October, 2001

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. Inter-Korean Talks
2. DPRK-US Talks
3. PRC-Russian Talks
4. Analysis of PRC Vice President Hu Jintao
5. PRC Ratifies Anti-Terror Treaties
6. US Arms Sales to Taiwan
7. Japanese Support of US Led Action
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK Policy towards US
2. CSCAP Meeting
3. DPRK Refutes Bush’s Remark
4. Financial Inter-Korean Cooperation
5. ROK To Attend ASEAN Plus 2 Summit
III. Japan 1. Japanese Logistic Support for US
2. Revision of the Self-Defense Forces Law