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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Could a Maritime Conflict Start a Sino-American War?

Mark Valencia writes, “There is now little doubt that China and the West are going to clash. They are already competing in both military and civilian areas and more fundamentally in values and the pursuit of political power. The as yet unanswered questions are will the conflicts become “physical” and, if so, how and why?”

Mark Valencia is Senior Visiting Scholar at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies in Haikou, China and a Nautilus Institute Associate.

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Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 12 September 2013

DETERRENCE: Could a Maritime Conflict Start a Sino-American War?  DPRK: North Korea’s Ten Principles Show Regime Rigidity ENERGY SECURITY: The Dangerous Effects of Global Warming GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Asian Olympic Double to Unlock Continent’s Potential CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Building Shared Understanding and Capacity for Action: Insights on Climate Risk Communication from India, Ghana, Malawi, and Mongolia, CLIMATE CHANGE AND […]

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Rolling Reforms: Reflections on Visits to Kim Jong Un’s North Korea

On visits to North Korea since Kim Jong Un came to power, Rudiger Frank has seen growing evidence of a more diverse and cash-based economy. These signs of creeping reform are evidence of North Korea’s desire for change, but achieving real transformation remains a long and delicate process.

Rudiger Frank is Chair Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna and Head of the Department of East Asian Studies. He has visited North Korea numerous times.

This report was originally published by Global Asia in June of 2013 (V8N2).

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The Case of the Rescinded Invite

Roger Cavazos asks, “What happened to Ambassador Robert King’s invite to North Korea?”  How could things have gone so disastrously off-track in 72 hours and what does it mean for the future of the relationships between the U.S. and North Korea?   Roger Cavazos is a Nautilus Institute Associate and retired US military officer with assignments in the intelligence and policy communities.

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Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 5 September 2013

DETERRENCE: Statement on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria and the International Response DPRK: Engaging enemies: Fraught with Risk, Necessary for Peace ENERGY SECURITY: Climate at Five Minutes to Midnight: IPCC Head GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Assembly Mulls Rebellion Arrest CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Supporting Decision-Making for Effective Adaptation AUSTRAL PEACE AND SECURITY:  Australian Spies in Global Deal to Tap Undersea Cables DETERRENCE: […]

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The Korean War and Sino–North Korean Friendship 朝鮮戦争と中朝友好関係

Heonik Kwon writes: China and North Korea have varying and even contradictory interests in the history of thei…

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Learning as a Change Catalyst for Climate Adaptation

Saleem Janjua advocates an analysis of how organizations learn from their own experience, other organizations, and how they develop their own internal understanding and framework for action under climate change.

Saleem Janjua is the Climate Change Adpation contributor to the NAPSNet Weekly Report, and the Editor of AdaptNet.

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Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 29 August 2013

DETERRENCE: Legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons DPRK: N.Korea Seeks Four-Party Nuclear Talks ENERGY SECURITY: The Next Hurricane, and the Next GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: China VP tells S. Korea he’s ‘very furious’ over Japan’s rightward shift CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Using Science for Disaster Risk Reduction: Report of the ISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group DETERRENCE: Legality of […]

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An Ecological Framework for Promoting Inter-Korean Cooperation and Nuclear Free Future: a DMZ Peace Park

Hayes and Cavazos suggest that a DMZ Peace Park could be a valuable and attractive element of inter-Korean coo…

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Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 22 August 2013

DETERRENCE: How to Deter Terrorism DPRK: Sustainable security in the Korean Peninsula: Envisioning a Northeast Asian Biodiversity corridor ENERGY SECURITY: Climate panel cites near certainty on warming GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Thousands rally in Seoul over relations with North Korea CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Risk management and climate change: The role of the financial services sector AUSTRAL PEACE AND SECURITY: Pine Gap’s role […]

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