Korean Peninsula 1. US-DPRK Missile Talks US-DPRK negotiations over the DPRK’s missile program ended in a stalemate Wednesday, with the US refusing to pay US$1 billion a year in exchange for a halt to missile technology exports and the development of weapons for self-defense. “US-DPRK Missile Talks” (Daily Report, July 12, US) 2. US-DPRK Relations […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report 17 July, 2000
NAPSNet Daily Report 14 July, 2000
CONTENTS
1. DPRK-Japan Talks
2. Reunions of Separated Families
3. US-ROK Missile Talks
4. US-PRC Relations
5. PRC View of Missile Defense
6. Taiwan Independence
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK-US Relations
2. Family Reunion
3. ROK President to Visit Japan
III. Japan 1. Japanese-DPRK Relations
2. DPRK Drought
3. Japanese-Russian Relations
NAPSNet Daily Report 13 July, 2000
CONTENTS
1. DPRK-Japan Talks
2. US-ROK Missile Talks
3. PRC Threat to Taiwan
4. Israeli Arms Sales to PRC
5. PRC View of US Missile Defense
NAPSNet Daily Report 12 July, 2000
CONTENTS
1. US-DPRK Missile Talks
2. US-DPRK Relations
3. DPRK-Philippines Relations
4. US-PRC Arms Control Talks
5. PRC View of US Missile Defense
6. Russian Arms Sales to PRC
7. Israeli Arms Sales to PRC
8. Cross-Straits Relations
II. Republic of Korea 1. US Position on Inter-Korean Relations
2. DPRK Defectors
3. Inter-Korean Economic Exchanges
4. DPRK Site on Internet
5. US-ROK Military Exercises
6. US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement
III. People’s Republic of China 1. DPRK-Australian Relations
2. PRC-DPRK Relations
3. PRC-US Relations
4. PRC-US Arms Control Talks
5. PRC Position on Missile Defense
6. Russian Attitude toward Missile Defense
7. The Taiwan Issue
8. US-Japanese Relations
Policy Forum 00-05G: The Shifting Korean Ideological Divide
This essay was contributed by Han Sung-Joo, Professor of International Relations at Korea University and former ROK Foreign Minister. Han made these remarks at the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference on “The Korean War: Forgotten No More,” held at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on June 23. Han reviews the history of ideological shifts in the ROK, noting that the divide between left and right becomes apparent whenever the ROK loosens up politically. He argues that while the ROK-DPRK summit has reinvigorated anti-US sentiment in the ROK, when the euphoria from the summit dies down, most people will realize that the costs of keeping US troops in the ROK is worth it to deter war.
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Policy Forum 00-05A: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems
This article by Timothy L. Savage, Program Officer for Global Peace and Security at the Nautilus Institute, appeared in the Korea Herald on June 21. Savage argues that the summit was an important first step in breaking down the ideological barrier that separates the two Koreas. By embracing Kim Dae-jung, DPRK leader Kim Jong-il signaled a move away from the official designation of the ROK as a puppet state, thus opening up the space to a “Korean” solution to the ongoing problem of the divided peninsula.
NAPSNet Daily Report 11 July, 2000
CONTENTS
1. DPRK Agricultural Production
2. Discussion of DPRK at G8
3. Discussion of Taiwan at G8
4. US Arms Sales to Taiwan
5. Cross-Straits Relations
6. PRC View of US Missile Defense
7. US Pending Legislation on PRC
8. PRC Navy
II. Republic of Korea 1. Inter-Korean Relations
2. DPRK-EU Relations
3. DPRK Leader’s Visit to ROK
4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation
Policy Forum 00-05F: U.S. Responsibility to Support the Korean Accord
This essay was contributed by Hwal-Woong Lee, Senior Advisor to Minjok Tongshin (LA-based Korean-American Web Daily). Formerly, Mr Lee served as a Foreign Service Officer of the ROK Foreign Ministry (1956-71), ROK Consul in Los Angeles (1968-71), President of Korea Reunification Forum in LA (1994-95), and Fellow at Korea 2000, an LA-based research council on Korean reunification (1997-99). Lee argues that the US, as the country responsible for the division of the Korean Peninsula and the main supporter of the ROK, has an obligation to support the ROK-DPRK accord. He further argues that the only way to get the DPRK to abandon its weapons programs is to withdraw US troops from the ROK.
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Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems
Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems Nautilus Institute PFO 00-05: Koreans Take Steps to Solve Their Own Problems PFO 00-05F: July 10, 2000 U.S. Responsibility to Support the Korean Accord By Hwal-Woong Lee CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Essay by Hwal-Woong Lee III. Nautilus Invites Your Responses Discussion Go to […]