β Scribed by Dae-Sook Suh (editor); Chae-Jin Lee (editor)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
An expert examination of contemporary North Koreaβs domestic politics and its relations within the international community.
CONTENTS
TABLES AND FIGURES
PREFACE
Introduction
PART 1 Political and Economic Development
1 Kim Jong II and New Leadership in North Korea
2 Prospects for the North Korean Economy
PART 2 U.S.-North Korean Relations
3 U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
4 North Korean Policy Toward the United States
5 North Korea: From Containment to Engagement
PART 3 Nuclear and Security Issues
6 Nuclear Issues Between the United States and North Korea
7 The Conventional Military Strength of North Korea: Implications for Inter-Korean Security
8 New Security Arrangements Between the United States and North Korea
PART 4 External Relations of North Korea
9 China and North Korea: An Uncertain Relationship
10 North Korean Relations with Japan
11 North and South Korean Confrontation in the Nuclear Age
APPENDIX 1 Acronyms & Abbreviations
APPENDIX 2 Members and Ranks of the Funeral Committees of Kim II Sung, O Chin-u, and Ch'oe Kwang
APPENDIX 3 Agreed Framework on the Nuclear Issue
BIBLIOGRAPHY
THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX
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