North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-Un Era - A New International Security Dilemma

Informationen zum Autor Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University, USA and a retired U.S. Marine. He is currently the President of the International Council on Korean Studies, and is the author or editor of five previous books and numerous articles. Klappentext This study is one of the very first to analyze North Korea and the challenges that it presents to international security and community, by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime. Zusammenfassung This study is one of the very first to analyze North Korea and the challenges that it presents to international security and community! by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. North Korea and Kim Jong-un: Analysis of a New Era in the Kim Dynasty 2. The North Korean Military in the Kim Jong-un Era 3. DPRK Provocations: Deterring the Cycle of Violence 4. Planning for the Future: How South Korea and the USA Will Deal with North Korean Collapse or Internal Crisis 5. The ROK Military: Ominous Future Scenarios Make Readiness and Capabilities Vital Policy Priorities 6. Conclusion

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Preface 1. North Korea and Kim Jong-un: Analysis of a New Era in the Kim Dynasty 2. The North Korean Military in the Kim Jong-un Era 3. DPRK Provocations: Deterring the Cycle of Violence 4. Planning for the Future: How South Korea and the USA Will Deal with North Korean Collapse or Internal Crisis 5. The ROK Military: Ominous Future Scenarios Make Readiness and Capabilities Vital Policy Priorities 6. Conclusion

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• Authors: B. Bechtol, Bruce Bechtol, Bruce E. Bechtol, Bruce E Bechtol Jr, Bruce E. Bechtol Jr, Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., Bechtol Jr. Bruce E., Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.2014
• EAN: 9781137400062
• ISBN: 978-1-137-40006-2
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Palgrave Pivot; Palgrave Pivot
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Asien, C, Krieg und Verteidigung, Politik und Staat, Political Science, Asia, International Relations, auseinandersetzen, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, Political science and theory, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie