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This book presents a comprehensive overview of international attempts to engage North Korea diplomatically with the aim of avoiding a nuclear war.
It highlights the difficulty of this task, concluding that the containment of North Korea currently depends more on military deterrence than on diplomatic restraint. It considers the various multilateral attempts at diplomatic engagement over recent decades and explores the different approaches of different countries, examining the domestic factors and the strategic interests which drive different countries' different approaches. It includes an account of China's growing estrangement, Russia's increasing closeness, and the surprising relationship between North Korea and Sweden which has been effective in providing the North Korean people with humanitarian aid.
Revealing the story of diplomatic frustrations and failures when engaging North Korea, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Korean studies, Asian politics, and international relations.
Sommario
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
Info autore
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.
Riassunto
This book presents a comprehensive overview of international attempts to engage North Korea diplomatically with the aim of avoiding a nuclear war.
Relazione
"With North Korea sending soldiers to support Russia and with tensions on the Korean Peninsula at a new high, the search is on for fresh ways to deal with the hermit kingdom. Engaging North Korea is essential reading for diplomats and security specialists, especially those handling Northeast Asia and Russia's war on Ukraine."
Robert Wihtol, adjunct faculty member at the Asian Institute of Management, realcleardefense.com
