Engaging North Korea

This book presents a comprehensive overview of international attempts to engage North Korea diplomatically with the aim of avoiding a nuclear war.

List of contents

Part 1: Introduction 1. Engaging North Korea: A Task for Sisyphus? Part 2: Superpowers and the DPRK 2. The United States’ Diplomacy towards a Nuclearizing DPRK: Agreed Framework, Six-Party Talks and Summits 3. A Basic Framework for Understanding China-North Korea Relations Part 3: Regional Great Powers and the DPRK 4. Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the 21st Century 5. Japan and North Korea: Reminders of Forgotten Realities Part 4: Korean Middle Powers 6. Containment versus Engagement: South Korea’s Polarized Politics and Different Approaches to the North Korean Conundrum 7. North Korea’s Relentless Nuclear Path: Advances in Nuclear Capability and Doctrine Part 5: ASEAN Middle Powers 8. Singapore-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Relations: Diplomacy and Humanitarian Assistance 9. The Vietnam-DPRK Experience: Sharing and Engagement for Peace and Prosperity Part 6: Discreet Roles of the European Union, Sweden and Ireland 10. Sweden’s Enduring Relations with North Korea: Establishing Trust for Peace 11. The European Union’s Humanitarian Assistance Program in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

About the author

Lam Peng Er is Head of the Korea Centre and Principal Research Fellow of the East Asian Institute (EAI) at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Summary

This book presents a comprehensive overview of international attempts to engage North Korea diplomatically with the aim of avoiding a nuclear war.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lam Peng Er (Editor), Er Lam Peng (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032819167
• ISBN: 978-1-03-281916-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Weight: 600 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Korea Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Regional Studies, Diplomacy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional / International studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, North Korea