Abstract After the second launch of the “Kwangmyongsong-3” satellite and the third nuclear test, North Korea’s peripheral diplomacy was put in a tight spot. The…
Country or Region: North Korea
Abstract Despite escalating North Korean nuclear and implementing a more effective defense of its populace Seoul refrains from deploying more capable interceptors into a more…
Summary North Korea is one of the most closed and secretive societies in the world. Despite a high level of interest from the outside world,…
Summary Charting the turbulent history of US-North Korean affairs from the 1960s through to 2010, Rival Reputations explores how past incidents and crises can be…
Summary Uneasy Partnerships presents the analysis and insights of practitioners and scholars who have shaped and examined China’s interactions with key Northeast Asian partners. Using…
Abstract Northeast Asia is a particularly complex area in the world, especially in terms of security. China advocates a new concept of security based on…
Abstract In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the Bush administration’s policy changes, Chinese strategic specialists are engaged in a…
Abstract We may expect regional response to the tension and conflict in Asia begun by China in 2009 gradually to transform the international order in…
Introduction North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear weapons test in early September, claiming to have successfully detonated a ballistic missile-deliverable warhead. Although this was North…
Introduction The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sat down with Ambassador Robert King to discuss North Korea’s current political environment, the country’s human rights situation…
Introduction The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has undertaken a policy of Pyongjin (“parallel track”) in seeking to simultaneously develop its nuclear weapons capacity…
Continue reading Govindasamy, Geetha, Park Chang Kyoo, and Er-Win Tan
Abstract Pyongyang will likely achieve a credible nuclear-ICBM capability in the next few years. This development, though frightening and unwelcome, will not be a game-changer.…
Abstract Terrorists have always desired to obtain weapons of mass destruction or raw material enabling them to manufacture a dirty bomb, which though crude, would…
Abstract North Korea’s defence-export industry remains both active and profitable. Dissuading capitals from doing business with Pyongyang will require special attention to the clients’ specific…
Abstract The pacifist commitment contained in Article 9 of the Japanese constitution has long been a source of scholarly interest and debate. While the insertion…
