Daily Report Archives

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.

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NAPSNet Daily Report 11 January, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. DPRK Refugees in PRC
2. PRC Defense Minister’s ROK Visit
3. International Outlook for DPRK
4. Japanese View of DPRK-Italy Normalization
5. Korean War Massacre
6. Indian Adherence to CTBT
II. Republic of Korea 1. German Policy toward DPRK
2. DPRK Refugees in PRC
3. Detained Japanese in DPRK
4. Inter-Korean Economic Body
5. DPRK Economic Policy
6. ROK-US Talks
7. Korean War Massacre
8. ROK First Lady to Visit US

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NAPSNet Daily Report 10 January, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. No Gun Ri Incident
2. Kazakhstan MiG Sales to DPRK
3. Japanese Views on DPRK Normalization
4. ROK Military Purchases
5. Japan and the G-8
6. US-Japan Relations
II. Republic of Korea 1. No Gun Ri Incident
2. DPRK-US Relations
3. DPRK Electricity Shortage
4. KEDO Construction
5. ROK Expectations of PRC
6. PRC Continues Missile Shipments to DPRK
7. DPRK Gross National Income
8. DPRK Military Expenditures
9. ROK Aid to DPRK
10. ROK Computer Aid to DPRK Prohibited
11. DPRK-ROK Economic Cooperation
12. DPRK-ROK Talks
13. ROK NGO Representatives to Visit DPRK
14. ROK Policy on Inter-Korean Cooperation
15. DPRK Defectors in Russia

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NAPSNet Daily Report 07 January, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. US-DPRK Talks
2. Korean War Massacres
3. US Policy toward Russia and PRC
4. Japanese Mixed Oxide Fuel
II. Japan 1. Japanese-DPRK Relations
2. DPRK-Italy Diplomatic Normalization
3. Japanese-US Military Relations

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NAPSNet Daily Report 06 January, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. US-DPRK Talks
2. PRC-DPRK Missile Cooperation
3. Detained Japanese in DPRK
4. Aid for DPRK
5. US-PRC Military Relations
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK Political Situation
2. Demilitarized Zone Environmental Protection

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NAPSNet Daily Report 05 January, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. Italy-DPRK Diplomatic Normalization
2. US-DPRK Talks
3. DPRK-Japan Normalization Talks
4. US-PRC Military Relations
5. Taiwan Election
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK-Italy Normalization
2. DPRK-Japan Normalization Talks
4. DPRK-US Talks
5. US Policy toward DPRK
6. ROK-DPRK Talks
7. ROK Policy toward DPRK
8. Prospect of Korean Unification
9. ROK-DPRK Economic Cooperation
10. ROK Aid to DPRK
11. UN Aid to DPRK
12. DPRK Human Rights
13. ROK Human Rights
III. People’s Republic of China 1. ROK-DPRK Relations
2. Across Taiwan Straits Relations
3. PRC Reactions to Yeltsin’s Resignation
4. Japanese-Russian Relations
5. Japan-US Military Relations
6. PRC Diplomatic Tasks in 2000
7. Pakistan’s Attitude to CTBT
IV. Announcements 1. New Publication
2. Maps of DPRK Nuclear Facility

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Policy Forum 00-01A: A Regional Approach to Security on the Korean Peninsula

This essay was contributed by Hwal-Woong Lee, former Foreign Service Officer for the ROK Government and currently a Fellow at Korea-2000, an LA based research council on Korean reunification. Lee argues that the continued presence of US troops in the ROK prevents a comprehensive settlement of Korean Peninsula security issues. Instead, he calls for a regionally based approach that would include participation by all interested countries.

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Nautilus Institute PFO 00-01: Regional Approach to Korean Peninsula Security

Nautilus Institute PFO 00-01: Regional Approach to Korean Peninsula Security Nautilus Institute PFO 00-01: Regional Approach to Korean Peninsula Security Comments on: A Regional Approach to Korean Peninsula Security PFO 00-01C: March 13, 2001 By Charles Ju Contents of This Report: I. Introduction II. Comments by Charles Ju III. Nautilus Invites Your Responses Go to […]

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NAPSNet Daily Report 03 January, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. Light-Water Reactor Project
2. Japanese Detained in DPRK
3. ROK-DPRK Relations
4. Taiwan Missile Tests
5. Taiwan Participation in TMD
6. Cross-Straits Relations
7. Taiwanese Election
8. US-PRC Relations
9. PRC-Russia Relations
10. PRC-Vietnam Border Agreement
II. Republic of Korea 1. ROK-DPRK Relations
2. DPRK Policy in 2000
3. DPRK-Russia Relations
4. Japanese Detained in DPRK
5. DPRK View of US Policy
6. DPRK-ROK Economic Cooperation
III. Japan 1. Japanese DPRK Relations
2. Japanese Detained in DPRK
3. Japanese-Russian Relations
4. Japanese-PRC Relations
5. Cross-Straits Relations

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China’s National Defense in 2000

China’s National Defense in 2000 Contents FOREWORD I. The Security Situation II.NATIONAL DEFENSE POLICY III.NATIONAL DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION Structure and Organization of the Armed Forces Mobilization and Education Defense Expenditure Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense Frontier Defense The Macao Garrison  IV. ARMED FORCES BUILDING Military Legal System Downsizing and Restructuring Ideological and Political Work […]

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Policy Forum 99-07K: Dealing with North Korea “As It Is”

This essay is by Won-Ki Choi, Editor and Researcher with the Joongang Daily in Seoul. The author reviews the political situation in the DPRK, and how it has been affected by the ongoing economic difficulties. He argues that policies toward the DPRK should be consistent and based on a firm grasp of the reality of the DPRK’s situation. He concludes that, ultimately, the international community will have to lead a large-scale development effort for the DPRK.

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