Security & Defense Archives - Page 45 of 68 - Korea Economic Institute of America

U.S. and ROK Strategic Doctrines and the U.S.-ROK Alliance

The year 2006 witnessed increasing concern among both Americans and South Koreans that their alliance of more than 50 years might be in jeopardy. Differences...

David Straub

May 25, 2011

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Changing Dynamics of the North Korean System

North Korea has recently shown signs of rapprochement with the outside world by agreeing to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula at the six-party talks....

Paik Haksoon

May 25, 2011

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Engagement on the Margins: Capacity Building in North Korea

The year 2008 saw a reversal of a long-lasting policy constellation in the international community visà- vis the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)....

Bernhard Seliger

May 25, 2011

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North Korea’s External Resources and Constraints

During the 1972 U.S. presidential campaign, “Deep Throat,” later revealed to be Associate Director Mark Felt of the FBI, counseled Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward...

Marcus Noland

May 25, 2011

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Preparing for Change in North Korea: Shifting Out of Neutral

This study was undertaken to assess possible futures for the North Korean regime and the Korean peninsula that could affect U.S. and regional interests, and...

Michael J. Mazarr

April 1, 2011

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China-ROK Trade Disputes and Implications for Managing Security Relations

This paper compares Sino–South Korean management of bilateral economic and political tensions; it argues that China’s WTO entry has provided an external institutional framework for...

Scott Snyder

September 25, 2010

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North Korea, Libya, and Iran: Economic Sanctions and Nuclear Proliferation

On 19 December 2003, the leader of Libya, Col. Muammar El-Qaddafi, shocked the world by abruptly stating that his country was renouncing its attempts to...

Randall Newnham

September 25, 2010

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The Republic of Korea and the Middle East: Economics, Diplomacy, and Security

South Korean–Middle Eastern relations have been neglected in the literature throughout the years, mainly owing to the focus on Korea’s relations with the United States...

Alon Levkowitz

August 25, 2010

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Maintaining a Rogue Regime: Kim Jong-il and the North Korean Succession Process

In Northeast Asia and the United States during the later months of 2008 a great deal of attention was paid to the health of Kim...

Bruce Bechtol

July 29, 2009

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Ploughshares into Swords: Economic Implications of South Korean Military Spending

South Korea is currently engaged, once again, in a large-scale, expensive modernization of its military that aims to provide the country with a more robust...

John Feffer

February 2, 2009

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The King from the East: DPRK-Syria-Iran Nuclear Nexus and Strategic Implications for Israel and the ROK

In the field of international security, few connections have been made between the Korean peninsula with the Middle East. Traditional regional studies literature focuses on...

Christina Y. Lin

October 25, 2008

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Denuclearization of the DPRK – A Role for the United Nations?

The denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to be a source of considerable international concern. Yet, no coherent international framework has...

Anne Wu

July 25, 2008

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Reform Locally, Act Globally? Crisis Management Trends in Korea

The unique restriction of a one-time, ﬁve-year presidential term in the Republic of Korea (ROK) has often resulted in short-lived changes to the way the...

Choi Hyun-jin

April 25, 2008

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Military-First Politics (Songun): Understanding Kim Jong-il’s North Korea

As one might say that, without a proper understanding of juche, Kim Il-sung’s North Korea cannot be comprehended, one might also say that a proper...

Han S. Park

September 25, 2007

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Brushes with the Law: North Korea and the Rule of Law

Brushes with the law experienced by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) include its behavior with respect to its own laws, international contracts, international dispute...

Marion P. Spina

June 25, 2007

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