Policy Forum

This essay, “Democracy and the Origins of the 1997 Korean Economic Crisis,” was written by Jongryon Mo, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Associate Director of the Center for International Studies, and Chung-in Moon, Professor of Political Science at the Graduate School of International Studies, at Yonsei University. The essay explores the relationship between democratic development and the Economic crisis in the ROK. This essay will be forthcoming as the Epilogue in “Democracy and the Korean Economy,” eds. Chung-in Moon and Jongryn Mo, Hoover Institution Press.

Provides a brief overview of the recent and current status of the DPRK energy sector, as well as some of the factors that will influence the development (or continued decline) of the sector over the next eight years and beyond.

Discussion of NAPSNet Forum #13 — Kim Jong-il’s Peace Policy Discussion of NAPSNet Forum #13 — Kim Jong-il’s Peace Policy Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network DISCUSSION OF “KIM JONG-IL’S PEACE POLICY” #13B — January 12, 1998 The is intended to provide expert analysis of contemporary peace and security issues in Northeast Asia, and an […]

Kim Myong Chol is an ethnic Korean born and living permanently in Japan who has worked as a reporter and editor at “The People’s Korea” and has written extensively on DPRK perspectives on Korean and international relations. Mr. Kim previously contributed to NAPSNet Policy Forum Online #4, “DPRK Perspectives on Ending the Korean Armistice”.

Two Scenarios of Nuclear Power and Nuclear Waste Production in Northeast Asia By David VON HIPPEL and Peter HAYES Nautilus Insitute Prepared for Yonsei University Department of Political Science December, 1997 Abstract As economic growth in the countries of Northeast Asia continues, there will be an increasing need for the services that energy, and particularly […]

This essay was originally prepared for the conference on “Korea In The 21st Century: In Search for Peace, Unification and Prosperity,” held at Chongju University, ROK, June 2-3, 1997, and appeared in the summer 1997 issue of “The Economics of Korean Unification.” The author, Young Whan Kihl, is a professor at Iowa State University. Kihl argues that the foremost political problem of the DPRK today is the survival of the Kim Jong-il regime. Ultimately, Kim will need to build his own charisma via achievement-oriented performance. The strategic goal of the DPRK continues to be forcing US troop withdrawal from the ROK, so as to enable the DPRK to realize its dream of Korean reunification in its own terms, i.e., the communization of the ROK by whatever means are deemed necessary, including the use of force.

Argues that balancing the need for industrial development and environmental protection will require more than establishing green working groups or tightening anti-pollution standards; it will require a fundamental shift from a policy of pollution command-and-control to a system of environmental management as the basis of a regional sustainable development vision.

This essay assessing the current status of the US-DPRK “Agreed Framework” was written by Ralph Cossa Executive Director of Pacific Forum CSIS in Honolulu, Hawaii, a policy-oriented research institute with programs on security, political, economic, and environmental issues that operates as the Asia-Pacific arm of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. Cossa is a political-military affairs and national security strategy specialist with extensive experience in US security policy-making in the Asia-Pacific and Near East-South Asia regions, including service as a USAF colonel and former special assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command. Previous distributions of Cossa’s writings through NAPSNet include his analysis of the then-upcoming four-party Korean peace talks preliminary meeting (see “Four-Party Peace Talks Preliminary Meeting” in the Analysis section of the August 4 Daily Report) and his participation in the previous Forum discussion of the December 1996 DPRK statement of “regret” for the submarine incursion incident (see Policy Forum Online #97-01B).

ANNEX A:   UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS FOR ESTIMATES OF FUTURE ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN THE COUNTRIES OF NORTHEAST ASIA       1. Assumptions driving energy demand growth in China   HOUSEHOLD SECTOR   The population of China is assumed to increase to 1.45 billion by 2020. The number of households is assumed to increase to 430 […]