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Informationen zum Autor BRUCE E. BECHTOL JR. is an associate professor of political science at Angelo State University. Formerly a senior intelligence analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency, he is currently on the editorial advisory board of the Korea Observer. He also serves as the president of the International Council on Korean Studies and sits on the board of directors of the Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies. His most recent book is Defiant Failed State: The North Korean Threat to International Security (Potomac Books, 2010). He lives in San Angelo, Texas. Klappentext A unique analysis of the evolving North Korean threat and the challenges facing the South Korea U.S. alliance Zusammenfassung In Red Rogue, Bruce Bechtol analyzes the changing nature of North Korea’s national defense, foreign policy, and illicit economic activities in the post–9/11 era. He describes how North Korea has adapted to a changing global and regional environment to ensure regime survival and has often dictated the agenda in East Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM; CHAPTER 3 NORTH KOREA'S MISSILES; CHAPTER 4 ECONOMIC REALITIES AND NORTH KOREA'S MILITARY; CHAPTER 5 PROVOCATIONS; CHAPTER 6 NORTH KOREA'S ILLICIT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; CHAPTER 7 KIM CHONG-ILAND REGIME PRESERVATION; CHAPTER 8 COUNTERING THE NORTH KOREAN THREAT; CHAPTER 9 THE IMPACT OF NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS ON THE ROK-U.S. ALLIANCE; CHAPTER 10 CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
