September 21, 2001 By Dan Plesch I. Introduction The following essay is by Dan Plesch, senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies in Great Britain. Plesch argues that the attacks in the US proved that the Missile Defense system cannot protect against terrorist attacks. Noting that the damage would have […]
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NAPSNET Week in Review 21 September, 2001
Responses to US Retaliation 1. World Response to US Retaliation Many world leaders expressed concern on Friday over US President George W. Bush’s appeal to support a new war on terror. In the Middle East, even close US allies among Arab states face a dilemma in choosing how to respond. The PRC offered no immediate […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 21 September, 2001
CONTENTS
1. ROK on Sunshine Policy
2. World Response to US Retaliation
3. US Retaliation Effects on PRC
4. Japanese Role in US Retaliation
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK-French Talks
2. ROK Aid to DPRK
3. Family Reunions
III. Japan 1. US Bases in Japan
2. SDF’s Dispatch
3. SDF’s Logistical Support for US
4. Peace Movements in Japan
Asking ‘Why’
By Michael Klare September 20, 2001 I. Introduction This essay is by Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, and is based on a talk he gave at Smith College on September 13, 2001. Klare argues that the September 11 attacks stemmed from opposition to the ruling regime […]
Engaging Political Islam
September 20, 2001 By Phar Kim Beng I. Introduction This essay is by Phar Kim Beng, Asian Public Intellectual Fellow with The Nippon Foundation, Japan. Phar disputes the argument that “political Islam” is fundamentally at odds with the West and thus cannot be engaged. He says that a containment policy of political Islam would by […]
Asking ‘Why’
September 20, 2001 By Michael Klare I. Introduction This essay is by Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, and is based on a talk he gave at Smith College on September 13, 2001. Klare argues that the September 11 attacks stemmed from opposition to the ruling regime […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 20 September, 2001
CONTENTS
1. DPRK Defectors
2. Reunion of Separated Families
3. Bush’s Asia Tour
4. World War II Reparations
II. Republic of Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s Army Inspections
The ‘War’ on Terrorism
September 19, 2001 By Ramesh Thakur I. Introduction The following essay is by Ramesh Thakur, vice rector (Peace and Governance) at United Nations University in Tokyo and a specialist on security issues. These are his personal views. Dr. Thakur argues that terrorism is a global problem, and that the attack on the United States was […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 19 September, 2001
CONTENTS
1. ROK-DPRK Relations
2. Analysis of Inter-Korean Relations
3. UN Role in US Retaliation
4. Taiwan Participation in WTO
II. Republic of Korea 1. Inter-Korean Talks
2. ROK-US Talks
3. IAEA on DPRK
III. Japan 1. US Allies’ Reaction to Attacks
People are the only solution to terror
September 18, 2001 By Mark Ritchie I. Introduction The following essay is by Mark Ritchie, President of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The author asserts that citizens and policymakers must sort through the ‘rubble of rhetoric’ and self-serving arguments emerging from the tragedies of September 11th. Ritchie suggests that […]