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.
Dick K. Nanto, Specialist in Industry and Trade in the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of the Congressional Research Service, and Mark E. Manyin, Analyst in Asian Affairs in the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of the Congressional Research Service, write, “The United States currently has a mixed policy with respect to the KIC. Since South Korea is a close ally of the United States, Washington has been supportive of efforts by South Korea to engage the North in inter-Korean projects that benefit South Korea. On the other hand, the United States has been firm in predicating any economic or other concessions on actions by the DPRK to curtail or eliminate its nuclear program.”
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Ruediger Frank, Professor of East Asian Political Economy at the University of Vienna, writes, “The sunshine policy, or how ever one prefers to call it, is a long-term strategy. It needs time and continuous support to bear fruits. Nuclear North Korea is a product of failed confrontation, not of naive engagement. Rather than being disappointed by the lack of spectacular solutions, we should take the time to think about what has already been achieved during a historically brief period of time, show some patience, and give the sun a chance.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 14, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 14, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Inter-Korean Summit 2. DPRK Floods 3. Russia, ROK, DPRK Relations 4. DPRK Invites New York Philharmonic 5. Film about US Defector to DPRK 6. ROK Hostages in Afghanistan 7. Japan MSDF Indian Ocean Mission 8. Yasukuni Shrine Issue […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 13, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, August 13, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. US-DPRK Talks 2. ROK on Military Exercise 3. DPRK on Joint ROK-US Military Exercise 4. DPRK-Iran Relations 5. Inter-Korean Summit 6. DPRK Floods 7. ROK Hostages in Afghanistan 8. ROK on Colonial Collaborators 9. US-Japan Security Relations 10. […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Friday, August 10, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Friday, August 10, 2007 I. ROK WEEKLY REPORT 1. Introduction 2. Public Opinion Survey on Hostage Crisis 3. NGO Statement on Kidnapping 4. Stirring up anti-Americanism 5. Need to Persuade US 6. Options After US-Afghanistan Summit 7. Need to Refocus ROK Diplomacy Preceding NAPSNet Report […]
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A. Greer Pritchett, Assistant Project Director of Northeast Asia Projects for the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, writes, “if a smart policy is crafted now within the current administration, there appears to be little reason for a significant shift in 2009… Further, since the next administration will undoubtedly still be preoccupied and stymied in other parts of the world, a bolstered U.S.-ROK alliance would be a much appreciated housewarming gift.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 09, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, August 09, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Inter-Korean Summit 2. DPRK Heavy Rains 3. US MIA from Korean War 4. Koreas and the Olympics 5. ROK Hostages in Afghanistan 6. Japan MSDF Mission 7. US-Japan Relations 8. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Drill 9. PRC Environment Preceding […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 08, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, August 08, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Energy Working Group 2. Inter-Korean Summit 3. Shinuiju Special Economic Zone 4. ROK Hostages in Afghanistan 5. ROK-Mexico Trade Relations 6. Russo-Japanese Maritime Relations 7. Japan MSDF Mission 8. Japan Ballistic Missile Defense 9. Japan IAEA […]
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Mindy L. Kotler, Director of Asia Policy Point, a nonprofit membership research center that studies the U.S. policy relationship with Japan and Northeast Asia, writes, “Reconciliation and regional peace in Asia are at the heart of the Congressional Comfort Woman resolution. Long overdue apologies and respect for these victims of wartime violence are among the elements needed to achieve this peace. After 60 years of constructive, responsible, and resolutely peaceful membership in the world community, it is unfortunate that Japan must be reminded of the power of justice as a tool for peace.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 07, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, August 07, 2007 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Working Groups 2. US State Dept. Official to Travel to DPRK 3. Inter-Korean Relations 4. DPRK Malaria and ROK Blood Supply 5. DPRK Tourism 6. ROK-Russian Maritime Drill 7. ROK Hostages in Afghanistan 8. ROK on […]
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