Summary When George W. Bush took office in 2001, North Korea’s nuclear program was frozen and Kim Jong Il had signaled he was ready to…
Country or Region: North Korea
Abstract Even if the international mood in favour of steep US and Russian nuclear cuts was to last, it is unlikely to spread to Asia,…
Summary North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon in October 2006, after more than three years of sporadic multilateral diplomacy and negotiations aimed at forestalling…
Summary On December 8, 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower proposed in a speech to the United Nations that nuclear nonproliferation be promoted by offering peaceful nuclear…
Summary An array of challenges threaten the peace and security of Northeast Asia, not least how to contain a nuclear North Korea and ensure the…
Summary This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the role of nuclear weapons in Asia since 1945, its implications for regional and global security, and…
Summary This book explores how North Korea’s unique political culture and ideology constructed its approach to the nuclear non proliferation regime, and how its interests…
Abstract The so-called Sunshine Policy launched by the liberal regime of South Korea brought about a significant transformation in its visions of North Korea. Through…
Summary Peaceful Korean reunification would end a growing nuclear threat, ease regional and geopolitical tensions, and bring about significant economic growth and cooperation in resource-rich…
Abstract The 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan will roll around on August 15, 2015, no doubt eliciting a hailstorm of commentary—and speculation that…
Summary Since the Cold War ended, East Asia has become the global focus of unresolved strategic tensions among the great powers. These tensions focus on…
Abstract Seen from the perspectives of the various Western theories of international relations, Japan’s peculiar armed pacifism can appear very different. Prominent neorealists have predicted…
Abstract The North Korean Nuclear Crisis is one of the most prominent security issues in Northeast Asia. North Korea represents a particular thorny problem, in…
Abstract Japan’s reemergence as a “normal” military power has been accelerated by the “super-sizing” of North Korea: a product of the North’s extant military threat,…
Summary This comprehensive study provides a detailed analysis of the military buildup in the East Asian countries: China, Taiwan, Japan, and North and South Korea.…
