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.
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 14, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 14, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. ROK on PSI, UN Sanctions 3. Japan on UN Sanctions 4. Japan on Nuclear Weapons 5. Japan Remilitarization 6. Japan NSC 7. ROK Iraq Contribution 8. US-PRC Military Cooperation 9. Sino-Indian Relations 10. Sino-Pakistani […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, November 13, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, November 13, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. Blix on Six-Party Talks 3. US-DPRK Relations 4. ROK on PSI 5. DPRK Financial Sanctions 6. DPRK Human Rights 7. US-PRC Military Relations 8. US-PRC Trade Relations 9. Russia-PRC Relations 10. PRC Unrest 11. […]
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Tatsujiro Suzuki, Senior Research Scientist, Socio-economic Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), and Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo, writes, “The primary driving force behind Japan’s reprocessing program is the management of spent nuclear fuel. The back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, i.e. management of spent fuel and waste, would pose significant financial, political, and social risks to Japan’s nuclear power program. Japan should explore alternative socio-political solutions, including multinational approaches, to its complex spent fuel management issues.”
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Tatsujiro Suzuki, Senior Research Scientist, Socio-economic Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), and Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo, writes, “The primary driving force behind Japan’s reprocessing program is the management of spent nuclear fuel. The back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, i.e. management of spent fuel and waste, would pose significant financial, political, and social risks to Japan’s nuclear power program. Japan should explore alternative socio-political solutions, including multinational approaches, to its complex spent fuel management issues.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 09, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 09, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. ROK Sanctions on DPRK 2. ROK on Inter-Korean Summit 3. GNP on USFK 4. USFK after Rumsfeld’s Resignation 5. DPRK on Six Party Talks 6. US on Six Party Talks 7. US Experts Visit DPRK 8. DPRK-US Relations […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 08, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 08, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. US-PRC Summit on DPRK 2. UK on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Defector on DPRK Regime Change 4. Former PM on Inter-Korean Relations 5. US Governor on DPRK Relations 6. DPRK Aid 7. ROK on Kaesong Workers’ Salaries 8. […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 07, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 07, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. US, Japan, ROK on Joint Strategy on DPRK 2. US on DPRK Sanctions 3. US on Six Party Talks 4. Japan on Six Party Talks 5. DPRK-Iran Nuclear Weapons Trade 6. DPRK Ship Inspections 7. DPRK Human Rights […]
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The International Crisis Group an independent, non-profit, multinational organization, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict, writes, “A loose network of makeshift shelters focused on humanitarian aid has evolved into a politically-charged but fragile underground railroad on which some North Koreans can buy safe passage to Seoul in a matter of days, while others suffer years of violence and exploitation. If they are to minimise the exploitation of the most vulnerable and enhance the much-needed aid this network delivers, concerned governments must commit to a sustainable solution.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, November 06, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, November 06, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK on Six Party Talks 3. DPRK Nuclear Program 4. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 5. ROK-Japan Talks on DPRK 6. ROK-US Talks on DPRK 7. ROK Labor Party Visits DPRK 8. Inter-Korean Cooperation […]
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In this article Mark J. Valencia, a maritime policy analyst based in Hawaii and the author of “The Proliferation Security Initiative: Making Waves in Asia”, writes, “such interdictions, without the permission of the flag state, on or over the high seas, could be considered an act of war. Some thought North Korea was bluffing when it said it would launch ballistic missiles. They thought it was bluffing when it said it had a nuclear weapon. They also thought it was bluffing when it said it would test a nuclear weapon. Now it has threatened war if its vessels or aircraft are interdicted. Given this history of miscalculation on both sides, the United States and its friends in the region need to carefully consider if hey want to contribute to the cause of a possible Second Korean War.”
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