Daily Report Archives
Established in December 1993, the Nautilus Institute’s *N*ortheast *A*sia *P*eace and *S*ecurity *N*etwork (NAPSNet) Daily Report served thousands of readers in more than forty countries, including policy makers, diplomats, aid organizations, scholars, donors, activists, students, and journalists.
The NAPSNet Daily Report aimed to serve a community of practitioners engaged in solving the complex security and sustainability issues in the region, especially those posed by the DPRK’s nuclear weapons program and the threat of nuclear war in the region. It was distributed by email rom 1993-1997, and went on-line in December 1997, which is when the archive on this site begins. The format at that time can be seen here.
However, for multiple reasons—the rise of instantaneous news services, the evolution of the North Korea and nuclear issues, the increasing demand for specialized and synthetic analysis of these and related issues, and the decline in donor support for NAPSNet—the Institute stopped producing the Daily Report news summary service as of December 17, 2010.
Eric J. Ballbach, research associate of the Korea Communication and Research Center in Berlin, writes, “If we now compare the circumstances and political conditions of the first and the second summit, there appears to be a major similarity, namely the basic fact that both summits occur in a time when North Korea began to emerge from a phase of diplomatic isolation. Differently put: North Korea’s ‘Yes’ to the summit is inseparable connected with external developments in the Northeast Asian region – despite the internal dynamic of inter-Korean relations.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 20, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 20, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK Nuclear Program 3. DPRK Drug Trafficking 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. ROK-EU Trade Relations 6. Japan SDF Indian Ocean Mission 7. Japan Government 8. Russia on US – Japan Relations 9. Cross Strait […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 19, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 19, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. Inter-Korean Summit 3. Northern Limit Line Issue 4. GNP DPRK Policy 5. ROK-EU Trade Relations 6. Japan SDF Indian Ocean Mission 7. Sino-Japanese Relations 8. Cross Strait Relations 9. Sino-Indian Relations 10. PRC Party […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 18, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 18, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. Inter-Korean Summit 3. PRC HFO Shipment to the DPRK 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. US-ROK Trade Relations 6. EU-ROK Trade Relations 7. Japan Government 8. Fukuda on SDF, Constitutional Revision 9. Japan-PRC Cooperation on […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, September 17, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, September 17, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Alleged Syria-DPRK Nuclear Deal 4. Korean War Peace Treaty 5. ROK Trade Relations 6. Japan Government 7. Japan Space Program 8. Cross Strait Relations 9. Sino-Indian Relations 10. PRC Blue […]
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Ruediger Frank, Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna, Executive Vice Speaker of the Vienna School of Governance and an Adjunct Professor at Korea University in Seoul, writes, “it is unlikely that the weapons themselves will be scrapped. Nevertheless, stopping their production is a valuable thing and within reach. The reasons behind are, as usual, subject to speculation, and might include a fear of China, a concern over South Korean domestic developments, hunger for economic support and tactical gameplay.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 13, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 13, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. US, ROK on Korean War Peace Treaty 2. Inter-Korean Summit Agenda 3. PRC Official and Inter-Korean Relations 4. Israel on DPRK Nuclear Material 5. Sino-DPRK Trade Relations 6. Inter-Korean Family Reunions 7. US-ROK Trade Relations 8. Japan Government […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 12, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 12, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. DPRK Nuclear Program 2. DPRK-US Summit 3. Inter-Korean Economic Relations 4. ROK Role in Iraq 5. ROK Defense 6. Japan Government 7. Japan SDF Indian Ocean Mission 8. Cross Strait Relations 9. PRC-Australia Military Exercises 10. PRC-India Military […]
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Georgy Bulychev, Director for Korean Research Programs, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Moscow, writes, “if the DPRK gains short-term profits (like fostering her stance vis-à-vis the U.S. and receiving economic aid), the South and other interested countries will gain over the long-term. For the South, it is an important step forward on the way towards normalizing relations with the North and strengthening the common potential of the Korean states. Looking from the angle of regional geopolitics, it would provide for stronger stability and growing interaction and coincide with Russia’s priorities.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 11, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 11, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Inter-Korean Summit 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. DPRK Nuclear Program 4. Japan SDF Indian Ocean Mission 5. Japan Space Program 6. Cross Strait Relations 7. Hong Kong Election 8. PRC Unrest 9. PRC Economy Preceding NAPSNet […]
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