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
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CONTENTS
1. Reunion of Separated Families Postponed
2. DPRK Food Aid
3. USFK Deployments
4. US-PRC Military Sanctions Talks
5. Peres on Expanded NATO
II. ROK 1. Kim’s Diplomacy at the APEC Forum
2. ROK Government’s Reaction on Fishing Dispute
3. Delay of 4th Family Reunion by DPRK
4. ROK Politicians’ Anger toward Japan
5. DPRK Diplomatic Calculation
October 11, 2001 By Mushahid Hussain I. Introduction The following essay is by Mushahid Hussain, an Islamabad-based Syndicated Columnist. Hussain outlines Pakistan’s current geopolitical position in the context of America’s current campaign to counter terrorism. He also presents three political realities Pakistan must account for in its future foreign policy regarding Afghanistan. Finally, Hussain cautions […]
CONTENTS
1. US-ROK Military Talks
2. PRC on Domestic Terrorism
3. Taiwan Official at APEC
4. US-PRC Human Rights Talks
5. US Military Exercises in Japan
II. ROK 1. Anti-War and Remilitarization Campaign
III. Japan 1. Japanese Logistical Support for US
2. Japanese Role in Humanitarian Aid
3. Rescue of Oversea Japanese
4. SDF’s Use of Weapons
5. US View on Japanese Logistical Support
6. Japanese Reaction to US Military Action
7. US Naval Movements from Japan
8. US-Japan Relations
9. Salvage of Ehime Maru
October 10, 2001 By G. Faruq Achikzad I. Introduction The following essay is by G. Faruq Achikzad, former UN resident coordinator in United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, and North Korea. He now advises Children of War on humanitarian aid to children in Kabul and Peshawar and currently lives in San Ramon, California. With respect to the […]
