[학술논문] US Policy Toward Rogue States: Comparing the Bush Administration’s Policy Toward Iraq and North Korea
The George W. Bush administration resorted to war to respond to the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, whereas it virtually ruled out the use of force to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue. By utilizing various strands of realist international relations theories, we trace motivations behind the administration’s divergent foreign-policy choices toward rogue states. That the United...
[학술논문] North Korea’s Survival Strategy and Security Challenges: Implications for the R.O.K.-U.S. Force
...-U.S. forces. Also, we still need to consider the likelihood of the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (W.M.D.s) by North Korea as an offensive option. Nevertheless, this paper argues that the possibilities of the second Korean War and the offensive use of W.M.D. capabilities are still low, although the likelihood of the limited scale of a North Korean attack is relatively high given the current mistrust...
[학술논문] The Impact of Domestic Politics on North Korea’s Foreign Policy
... to weapons of mass destruction. Whether or not and to what extent domestic politics influence the nuclear issues are the primary questions that we will attempt to address in this paper. In answering these questions, we will analyze three of the most recent nuclear crises: the first nuclear crisis of 1993-1994, the missile crisis of 1998 and the second nuclear crisis of 2002-2003. The diversionary...
[학술논문] Planning for North Korean Collapse: Military Missions and Requirements
...the disappearance of “loose nukes”and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) across international borders; a humanitarian disaster, if government-provided food and health services cease in the chaos of collapse; and the potential for ongoing insurgency and violence. Hunger and insecurity could trigger a massive refugee crisis if North Koreans take flight in search of food and safety. Many...
[학술논문] Strategies for Positive Engagement with North Korea
... future conflict, the self-imposed isolation of North Korea and the antagonistic attitude of Pyongyang must be subverted through a judicious combination of aid and deterrence. North Korea must be encouraged to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, with a strong emphasis on transparency. The most appropriate policy for effectively dealing with North Korea is a bold, open approach that...