October 18, 2001 By Ralph A. Cossa I. Introduction This article is contributed by Ralph A. Cossa, President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, a Honolulu-based non-profit research institute affiliated with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Cossa asserts that as tragic as the September 11th attacks may be, they nonetheless present a […]
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Toward a Post Post-Cold War World
October 18, 2001 By Ralph A. Cossa I. Introduction This article is contributed by Ralph A. Cossa, President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, a Honolulu-based non-profit research institute affiliated with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Cossa asserts that as tragic as the September 11th attacks may be, they nonetheless present a […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 17 October, 2001
CONTENTS
1. US on DPRK-ROK Relations
2. US Sanctions Against PRC
3. APEC Statement on Terrorism
II. Republic of Korea 1. Follow-up of ROK-Japan Summit
III. Japan 1. Public Opinion on Logistic Support for US
2. Revision of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Law
3. Salvage of Ehime Maru
4. Japanese Logistic Support for US
5. Self-Defense Forces’ Weapons Use
IV. Russian Federation 1. PRC Response to US Strikes against Afghanistan
2. Japanese-PRC Relations
3. Japanese-ROK Relations
US-India relations: operation ‘infinite justice’ in the common vision against ‘terrorism’
October 16, 2001 By Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra I. Introduction This essay by Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra, analyst for the Indian think tank South Asia Analysis Group, calls for greater inclusion of India in the US-led global campaign to combat terrorism, while highlighting the complexity of Pakistan’s current involvement. Dr. Mishra also warns against premature […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 16 October, 2001
CONTENTS
1. Bush Agenda at APEC
2. PRC on US Military Action
3. Japanese Military Support for US
II. Republic of Korea 1. ROK- DPRK Family Reunion
2. ROK-Japan Summit
3. ROK on Terrorism
4. DPRK Vice-Chairman Hospitalized Again
5. DPRK Defector Stands on Hearings
III. Japan 1. Japanese Logistic Support for US
2. Japanese Role in Humanitarian Aid
3. Self-Defense Forces’ Weapons Use
Terrorism: Defining the Threat and Responses
October 15, 2001 By Surinder Rana I. Introduction The following essay is by Surinder Rana, Research Fellow at the Center for Study of Asymmetric Conflict at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California. Rana defends the recent US military strikes against Afghanistan as a short-term necessity. In the long-term, Rana supports a multilateral, global […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 15 October, 2001
CONTENTS
1. ROK-Japan Relations
2. Powell in Asia
3. Anti-Terrorism Declaration at APEC
4. Cross-Strait Relations and APEC
5. Changes to Japanese Defense Policy
II. Republic of Korea 1. ROK and US on Terrorism
2. ROK- DPRK Family Reunion Canceled
3. DPRK Harbored Terror Group Remains on the List
4. ROK- DPRK Talks
5. ROK-Japan Summit
6. DPRK on Alert
7. Japanese Protest Against DPRK
8. ROK Aid to DPRK
III. Japan 1. Japan-PRC Relations
2. Yasukuni Shrine Issue
Into the Void
October 12, 2001 By Wade Huntley I. Introduction The following essay is by Wade Huntley, Director of the Program on Global Peace and Security at the Nautilus Institute. Huntley writes that the onset of US military operations in Afghanistan opens a new phase in the global crisis sparked by the September 11 attacks. Huntley describes […]
U.S.-Pakistan Nexus Redux?
October 12, 2001 By Ehsan Ahrari I. Introduction The following essay is by Ehsan Ahrari, a strategic analyst based in Norfolk, Virginia. Ahrari writes that the U.S. must be realistic about how much influence Pakistan really exercises over Afghanistan, and be prepared for an impasse. In fighting transnational terrorism, it is essential that Washington pursues […]
NAPSNET Week in Review 12 October, 2001
Koreas 1. Reunion of Separated Families ROK officials said the DPRK on Friday abruptly postponed a scheduled reunion of 200 separated family members until the ROK lifts its special alert status and creates a freer atmosphere for exchanges, citing a “warlike situation” in the ROK. They also called off a plan to send a taekwondo […]