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Social Media: Hotspots: Korea

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The Economic Implications of a North Korean Nuclear Test
How a nuclear test by North Korea might alter the economies of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. By Marcus Noland (Institute for International Economics, 07/2006) Read More...


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Nuclear Test Calls for Active Intolerance of North Korean Regime
The author discusses the implications of the recent North Korean nuclear testing and suggests how the US, China, and international community should respond. By Michael A. Needham. (Heritage Foundati... Read More...


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What Does North Korea Want?
The authors write that North Korea's July 4 missile launch was a symbolic statement intended to invite the US to make a deal with the regime. By Bruce Cumings and Meredith Jung-En Woo. (New York Times... Read More...


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Diplomats Labor to Renew Talks With N. Korea
Glen Kessler explores the difficulties in restarting negotiations with North Korea. By Glen Kessler (Washington Post, 2/5/06) Read More...


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North Korea: Seeking a Hand Up, Not a Handout
This article provides a background into the issues surrounding the U.N. World Food Program Executive Director's three day visit to North Korea. Stratfor (12 December 2005.) Read More...


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A Better Korea Strategy
The author argues that Bush's trip to the APEC Summit did nothing to reinvigorate relations between South Korea and the US. By David C. Kang. (Washington Post, 11/28/2005) Read More...


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A Charade Masquerading as Diplomacy
Discusses diplomatic attempts of denuclearization of North Korea. By Nicholas Eberstadt. (AEI 8/09/05) Read More...


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Bring Them Home
Discusses the humanitarian view of the conflict between North Korea and South Korea. By Nicholas Eberstadt. (AEI 8/03/05) Read More...


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Bring Them Home
Discusses the possibility of unification of North and South Korea. By Nicholas Eberstadt. (AEI 8/03/05) Read More...


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NEWSMAKER: Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks with Jim Lehrer about the North Korea six-party talks, Iraq, and the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. by Jim Lehrer (Online NewsHour, 28 Jul 2005.) Read More...


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IA-Forum Interview: Mr. Don Oberdorfer
IA-Forum discusses Korea with Mr. Don Oberdorfer, Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Adjunct Professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University's Nitze School of Advanced Internat... Read More...


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When is a Crisis Really a Crisis?
Discusses the Bush administration's possible responses to North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons. By Jon Wolfsthal. (Carnegie Endowment 5/10/2005) Read More...


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A Meeting of the People, but not the Minds
Discusses the summit held in Washington DC, among North Korea, South Korea, and the United States. By Jon Wolfsthal. (Carnegie Endowment 6/7/2005) Read More...


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North Korea, Iran and the United States: the Dangerous Games Nations Play
The author provides an extensive examination of U.S. policy regarding nuclear proliferation, especially in consideration to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran. By William R. Polk (Japan Foc... Read More...


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China key to new North Korea talks
This article provides a background for understanding the relationship between North Korea and China then goes into describing China's important role in North Korea nuclear talks. By Robert Marquand (... Read More...


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N. Korea Agrees To Rejoin Talks
North Korea and the United States announced that they will finally return to the negotiations table to discuss the issue of North Korea's nuclear status. By Glenn Kessler (Washington Post, 10 Jul 200... Read More...


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North Korea's Rising Urgency
Sens. Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) call for the Bush Administration to actively engage North Korea regarding its nuclear program as it is an increasing threat to world security... Read More...


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A Moment to Seize With North Korea
The authors argue that the U.S. should seize the opportunity to find a peaceful solution to North Korea's growing nuclear program. This is after statements by Kim Jong Il last week that suggest he is... Read More...


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U.S. envoy offers meeting with Kim
The U.S. envoy to North Korea on the nuclear issue has stated that he would like to meet with Kim Jong-Il. His statement follows North Korean statements that provided hope that both sides would retur... Read More...


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Should Nukes Bloom in Asia?
The author discusses the changing political and strategic dynamic in East Asia. He believes that the U.S. much to gain by reaching a deal with North Korea as the alternative may include greater nucle... Read More...


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Top aides to Kim fly South for meetings
Some of the top advisors to the North Korean leader travel to South Korea for talks which will prove whether statements about negotiation were meaningful. By Choe Sang-Hun (International Herald Tribu... Read More...


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N Korea asks South for more aid
North Korea has requested more food aid from the South during ministerial talks in Seoul. North Korea is seeking to improve ties with its southern neighbor amid US pressure to abandon its nuclear wea... Read More...


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North Korea's offer
North Korea’s sudden call for a return to peace talks has left Washington in a curious position. Suddenly the ball is in Washington’s court and it is up to how they handle the situation that determin... Read More...


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Enlarge the North Korean problem
The North Korea crisis cannot be solved by bilateral agreements, nor can it be solved by the two Koreas and the US. The only way to resolve this problem is for the US to enlarge the problem to the po... Read More...


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Bush Aides Report 'Increasing Doubts' North Korea Will Give Up Nuclear Arms Program
The top Bush administration negotiators for the North Korean nuclear issue appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and stated that they were increasingly doubtful that North Korea would... Read More...


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Another gambit: U.S. should hold firm with North Korea
The United States must tread very carefully in dealing with North Korea’s constant inconsistency. The US must be very careful to avoid rewarding the rogue Communism, but must not tread to heavily on ... Read More...


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South Korea, U.S. Differ On 'Strategic Flexibility'
A South Korean top security official states that U.S. President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun disagreed on the concept of "strategic flexibility" for U.S. troops stationed in South Kore... Read More...


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Hungry, and getting desperate
The food shortage in North Korea is reaching crisis levels. Worse yet the World Food Program, one of the only sources of food aid in the small communist state, is running out of donations. By Tony ... Read More...


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Getting Around Pyongyang's Hard-Liners
The author claims that Kim Jung Il is not the true power in North Korea, and that there is currently a division in the state between pragmatists and nationalist hardliners. Therefore the United State... Read More...


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Alliance lacks solidarity in handling North Korean nuclear crisis
The Japanese-South Korean-American alliance against North Korea is very shaky, due to a lack of solidarity against the rogue communist state. If, however, a non-military way to solve this conflict is... Read More...


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