Summary Despite near-universal opposition to North Korea’s moves to acquire nuclear weapons, Pyongyang is determined to succeed. It is only a matter of time before…
Country or Region: North Korea
Summary Ever since Korea was first divided at the end of World War II, the tension between its northern and southern halves has riveted—and threatened…
Abstract Recent agreements between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the other countries involved in the six-party talks on the future of the…
Continue reading Von Hippel, D.F., P. Hayes, J.H. Williams, C. Greacen, M. Sagrillo, and T. Savage
Abstract This article examines North Korea’s current energy security situation and suggests several possible energy options for the country to overcome its energy shortage crisis.…
Abstract The goal of international negotiations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), when they begin again, will be to convince the DPRK to…
Summary This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics driving, and constraining, nuclear power development in Asia, Europe and North America, providing detailed comparative…
Abstract The establishment of internationally recognized nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZs) by relevant countries on the basis of voluntary agreement is one of the most important and…
Abstract Though North Korea agreed to partial denuclearization in February 2007, achieving that goal is at best a long way off. A natural gas pipeline…
Abstract Russia’s gas reserves are the world’s largest, comprising 31 percent of known global reserves, in contrast with its oil po- tential, which ranks seventh…
Abstract A Northeast Asian nuclear-weapons-free zone (NWFZ) or a Japan-South Korea NWFZ could help entice the DPRK to carry out its commitment in the September…
The prospect of the United States continuing to reduce the size of its nuclear arsenal to “very low numbers” has raised questions in Japan and…
Abstract North and South Korea have clashed twice over their boundary in the Yellow (West) Sea. The issue is quite complicated, resulting from differences over…
Continue reading Dyke, Jon M. Van, Mark J. Valencia, and Jenny Miller Garmendia
Abstract Maritime disputes pose a great threat to stability and peace in Northeast Asia, where the region is integrating economically. There are a great number…
Abstract The Northern Limit Line (NLL) is the disputed maritime boundary between North Korea [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK] and South Korea [Republic…
Absrtract The Republic of Korea inhabits a peninsula surrounded by the sea, but its ocean space is restricted because it has close neighbours in each…
