North Korea, Nuclear Risk-Taking, and the United States - Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un

This book analyzes Pyongyang’s nuclear policy changes for the last three decades under Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un. It explains when and why the North Korean leaders have chosen either risk-acceptant confrontation or risk-averse engagement toward the United States.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Realism and Liberalism on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Chapter 2: Theorizing the North Korean Nuclear Risk-Taking: Prospect Theory
Chapter 3: Kim Il Sung: From Confrontation to Engagement
Chapter 4: Kim Jong Il: From Engagement to Confrontation
Chapter 5: Kim Jong Un: Between Confrontation and Engagement
Conclusion

About the author

Jihwan Hwang is professor of International Relations at the University of Seoul, Korea.

Summary

This book analyzes Pyongyang’s nuclear policy changes for the last three decades under Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un. It explains when and why the North Korean leaders have chosen either risk-acceptant confrontation or risk-averse engagement toward the United States.

Product details

• Authors: Jihwan Hwang
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2023
• EAN: 9781793650269
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-026-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Lexington Studies on Korea's Place in International Relations; Bloomsbury Studies on Korea's Place in International Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Diplomacy, Politics and government, Warfare and defence