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Examining the North Korean Crisis
Since its most recent nuclear test on February 12, 2013, there has been a lot of attention to and activity around North Korea. The test – it’s third and most “successful” to date – elicited a predictable response in the passage of additional U.N. Security Council sanctions the. But the fact that the sanctions passed unanimously – with China’s consent – is significant, although it is still unclear if this marks a shift in Chinese policy toward North Korea. In short, the North’s latest behavior seems to have raised the game with respect to the stability and security in Northeast Asia. Read more »
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Posted by admin on April 2, 2013
China, North Korea, Joe Cirincione, Joel Rubin, Joel Wit, Paul Carroll, South Korea, U.N. Security Council, Video, United States
The Mouse that Keeps Roaring: The United States, China and Solving the North Korean Challenge
Say what you will about North Korea. It’s “backwards,” impoverished, isolated, led by an enigmatic, secretive leader, or even that it is “the land of no smiles” whose people live a life on the edge of survival. To varying degrees, these negative descriptions are true. It’s hard to escape the stark reality that a nation of some 23 million people with reasonably rich mineral and agricultural resources produces less than one-tenth than the state of Pennsylvania – roughly the same size but with half the population. Read more »
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Posted by Paul Carroll on September 27, 2012
China, Japan, North Korea, Foreign Policy, national security, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Paul Carroll, South Korea, Yale Journal of International Affairs
A Small, but Essential Victory
A few weeks ago, Paul Carroll wrote an op-ed in The Hill, urging approval of the pending appointment of Sung Kim as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea.  Read more »
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Posted by Margaret Swink on October 18, 2011
Diplomacy, North Korea, Paul Carroll, South Korea