http://csis.org/region/109/related/publication A list of publications related to this region en http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-32r-responses-pacnet-32-illogic-chinas-north-korea-policy <p>In PacNet #32, Ralph A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman make a detailed case for how China's current approach toward North Korea actually contradicts many Chinese national interests. Their argument can be supplemented by four additional concerns for China and its now indispensable role in international politics.</p> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 37429 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1 <ul> <li>Regional Overview: At a Time of Uncertainty, Count on North Korea, by Ralph A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman</li> <li>US-Japan Relations: Back to Normal? by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi</li> <li>US-China Relations: Xi Visit Steadies Ties; Dissident Creates Tension, by Bonnie Glaser and Brittany Billingsley</li> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37227 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-regional-overview <p>There was a brief period when a breakthrough seemed possible in the stalemate with North Korea when it pledged to freeze all nuclear and missile tests; then Pyongyang announced a planned satellite launch, pulling the rug out from under Washington (and itself) and business as usual returned to the Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-regional-overview">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37228 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-korea <p>The most significant news in early 2012 centered on North Korea&rsquo;s rocket launch. In a slightly different twist, this latest provocation came just two weeks after reaching what seemed to be a new deal with the US to freeze its missile and nuclear programs in exchange for food assistance.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37231 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-north-korea-south-korea <p>Covering inter-Korean relations for Comparative Connections has been a roller-coaster ride, given the peninsula&rsquo;s changeable political weather. Even so, the current state of affairs is unprecedented. Pyongyang has spent the whole of 2012 hurling ever ruder and angrier jibes at ROK President Lee; plumbing the depths even by North Korean standards.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-north-korea-south-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37235 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-korea <p>The 20-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea may provide a pretext for more active diplomacy to meet a growing list of potential disputes in the relationship. Presidents Hu Jintao and Lee Myung-bak have held two summits this year and there has been increased interaction among other senior leaders as well.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37236 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-korea <p>The most dramatic events affecting relations in early 2012 concerned North Korea. The power transition appears to be proceeding smoothly, although mixed signals indicate that a clear foreign policy has not yet been worked out in Pyongyang. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan continue on their seemingly disconnected tracks.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37238 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/south-koreas-responses-north-koreas-missile-launch <p><img align="left" alt="" src="https://csis.org/files/images/120523_Cheon_Seongwhun.jpg" />The March missile launch timing to celebrate Kim Il Sung's centenary birthday is only the start of the cyclical provocations for 2012. As we move into the second half of the year the North may attempt various provocations against the South according to its internal political circumstances.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/south-koreas-responses-north-koreas-missile-launch">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 mdumond 37448 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-challenges-2013 <p>There is no shortage of nuclear challenges as we immerse ourselves in 2012, despite the apparent willingness of both North Korea and Iran to discuss cooperation.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nuclear-challenges-2013">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ian 36543 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-26-lessons-learned-responding-north-koreas-latest-provocations <p>Once again, North Korea is increasing tensions in Northeast Asia. The launch on April 13 is part of a cycle of calculated North Korean provocations. However, it seems that the US, South Korea, and Japan scrambled to respond with the same strategies that have failed them in the past. China's blocking of any meaningful response was as predictable as it was effective.</p> Global Trends and Forecasting Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 36663 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/3-am-phone-call-pyongyang <p>It is often said that American presidencies are remembered as much for how they deal with the unexpected as with the expected. That is, incoming presidents have agendas that they had stumped on throughout the campaign and come into office only to find their attention swept away by unforeseen events that would later define their presidencies. For George W. Bush, this was September 11.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/3-am-phone-call-pyongyang">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Mobile Nuclear Weapons Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ian 36392 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-2 <p>Pacific Forum CSIS brought 34 Young Leaders (YLs) from seven countries including the US, Japan, ROK, Australia, and the PRC to two Young Leader programs in Seoul.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-2">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36403 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-25a-global-koreas-backyard-ventures-southeast-asia <p>Traditionally South Korea&rsquo;s &ldquo;backyard&rdquo; in terms of foreign policy priorities, Southeast Asia today is experiencing robust Korean engagement not just socially through the wild popularity of hallyu, or the &ldquo;Korean wave&rdquo; of pop culture, but economically as well.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-25a-global-koreas-backyard-ventures-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36404 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/2012-global-forecast <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/2012-global-forecast">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Alternative Energy Cybersecurity Defense and Security Demography Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Food and Water Global Health Global Health Policy Global Prosperity Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance HIV/AIDS Homeland Security Human Rights International Security Markets and Trends Media Analysis Military Strategy Mobile Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Space Technology Technology Policy Terrorism Trade and Economics Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ian 36271 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/taking-down-north-koreas-missile-threat-which-country-can-be-israel-east-asia <p><img align="left" alt="" src="https://csis.org/files/images/120410_Snyder_korea.jpg" />North Korean preparations to conduct a satellite test using ballistic missile technology highlight international concerns regarding North Korea as a proliferation threat.&nbsp; Each test North Korea conducts of its multi-stage rockets, be they designed as satellite carriers or delivery vehicles for weapons of</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/taking-down-north-koreas-missile-threat-which-country-can-be-israel-east-asia">read more</a></p> International Security Nuclear Weapons Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 mdumond 36290 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-25-frustration-defines-south-korean-electorate <p>For outsiders, ROK President Lee Myung-bak has had a good run. During his four and a half years in office, the South Korean economy weathered the Great Recession and rebounded to mark impressive growth. Seoul seized the international spotlight, hosting several global summits.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-25-frustration-defines-south-korean-electorate">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36284 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-19-kim-jong-un-looks-sky-another-north-korean-threat-or-sunshine-milky-way <p>In the last two decades the West has learned only too well that dealing with North Korea is no trifle. But 2012 could be the year for a crucial divide; it marks not only the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, but also the 20th anniversary of the first joint North-South declaration on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-19-kim-jong-un-looks-sky-another-north-korean-threat-or-sunshine-milky-way">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36017 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/seoul-nuclear-security-summit <p>On March 26 and 27 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea will host the second Nuclear Security Summit. Leaders from 53 countries and from international organizations like the International Atomic Energy Agency and Interpol are expected to attend. Both the number of countries and topics have been slightly expanded from the first Nuclear Security Summit, held in Washington in April 2010.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/seoul-nuclear-security-summit">read more</a></p> Mobile Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 35851 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-18-north-korea-now-what <p>Now what? Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Six-Party Talks, the North Koreans pulled the rug out from under everyone, including themselves, by announcing a planned satellite launch to commemorate Great Leader Kim Il-Sung&rsquo;s 100th birthday celebrations.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36015 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-18a-double-down-north-koreas-bluff <p>The instinctive reaction to last week&rsquo;s announcement by North Korea that it plans to launch a satellite next month was to denounce it as a violation of the &ldquo;Leap Day deal.&rdquo; That arrangement involved &ldquo;simultaneous unilateral announcements&rdquo; offering nutritional assistance from the US while North Korea promised to place a moratorium on its nuclear program, including l</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-18a-double-down-north-koreas-bluff">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36016 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-14-us-dprk-agreement-limited-progress-no-breakthrough-yet <p>The recent &quot;food for freeze&quot; agreement between the United States and North Korea has been described (accurately) by the State Department as reflecting &quot;important, if limited, progress&quot; and (inaccurately) by the media as constituting a &quot;breakthrough&quot; in the seemingly endless march toward Korean Peninsula denuclearization.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-14-us-dprk-agreement-limited-progress-no-breakthrough-yet">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35614 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-dprk-foodnuclear-announcement <p>On February 23&ndash;24, the U.S. delegation headed by Ambassador Glyn T. Davies, special representative for North Korea policy, held a third exploratory round of U.S.-DPRK bilateral talks in Beijing with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye Gwan.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-dprk-foodnuclear-announcement">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Food and Water Global Health Mobile Nuclear Weapons Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 sherry 35513 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/north-korea-different-perspective <p><img align="left" alt="" src="https://csis.org/files/images/120307_Natsios_korea.jpg" />The succession drama following the death of Kim Jong Il in December has pushed North Korea back onto the center stage of media attention, but this public drama has obscured other more significant events in the reclusive state.&nbsp; Another food crisis has spread across the country over the past two years; t</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/north-korea-different-perspective">read more</a></p> Food and Water Nuclear Weapons Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 mdumond 35632 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/free-north-korea <p><img align="left" src="https://csis.org/files/images/120221_Sharp_korea.jpg" alt="" />Following his father&rsquo;s death and state funeral, Kim Jong-un became the supreme leader of North Korea.&nbsp; This leadership change presents new issues, challenges, and opportunities.&nbsp; While Kim Jong-un is concerned with solidifying his power position within North Korea and upholding his family&amp;rsquo</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/free-north-korea">read more</a></p> International Security Military Strategy Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 mdumond 35337 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-10-korus-obamacare-implications-calls-koreas-opposition-parties-repeal-korea-us-f <p>Explaining US domestic politics to international audiences is never easy. It is particularly difficult during election years. The proposal to grant US statehood to colonies on the moon is hardly the most outlandish proposal to emerge from the ongoing primary contest.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-10-korus-obamacare-implications-calls-koreas-opposition-parties-repeal-korea-us-f">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35155 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-japan-rok-nuclear-dialogue-track-2-statement-0 <p>In 2010, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (CPDNP), and the Asan Institute for Policy Studies joined to form a Track 2 nuclear dialogue between the United States (US), Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK).</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-japan-rok-nuclear-dialogue-track-2-statement-0">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Nuclear Weapons Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 jwarden 35095 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/succession-and-stability-north-korea <p><img align="left" src="http://csis.org/files/images/Sheena_Greitens.jpg" alt="" />On January 8, Kim Jong Un celebrated his first birthday as the leader of North Korea. As the country moves further into a post-Kim Jong Il era, the world has begun to think about how to deal with Pyongyang's new leadership.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/succession-and-stability-north-korea">read more</a></p> Governance International Security Nuclear Weapons Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 mdumond 34788 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/responses-pacnet-1r-north-korea-what-not-do <p>I defer to the experts who are debating the likely and/or desirable near-term direction of North Korea's transition from the second to the third generation of the glorious Kim family. Victor Cha calls the stability prediction &quot;optimistic&quot; but worries that it won't happen because someone will do something untoward.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/responses-pacnet-1r-north-korea-what-not-do">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34755 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/south-koreas-policy-toward-china-after-president-lees-visit <p>Last week, President Lee Myung-bak visited China as a state guest and held a summit with President Hu Jintao. They addressed the Sino-South Korean strategic cooperative partnership and how to strengthen the relationship between their countries' foreign and defense ministries.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/south-koreas-policy-toward-china-after-president-lees-visit">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34727 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3 <p>Edited by Carl Baker and Brad Glosserman</p> <p>January 2012, Vol. 13, No. 3 &ndash; (September&ndash;December 2011)</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34625 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview <p>It&rsquo;s been an Asia-centric four months. The US proclaimed America&rsquo;s &ldquo;pivot&rdquo; toward Asia, while North Korea faced a pivotal moment following the death of Kim Jong Il.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34626 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea <p>South Korean President Lee Myung-bak&rsquo;s state visit to the US attested to the strength of the relationship and the personal ties between Presidents Obama and Lee. The timely passage of the KORUS FTA in the US was the big deliverable for the summit.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34630 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-north-korea-south-korea <p>No reader of Comparative Connections needs telling that Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack on Dec. 17. Kim&rsquo;s death poses a dilemma. In one sense it changes everything.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-north-korea-south-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34635 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-korea <p>Beijing underscored maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula following Kim Jong Il&rsquo;s death. DPRK leadership succession raises questions about the future direction of China&rsquo;s Korea policy, which was most recently reaffirmed during an October visit to the two Koreas by Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the presumed successor of Premier Wen Jiabao.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34636 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-korea <p>The close of 2011 was dominated by two leadership changes &ndash; the mid-December death of Kim Jong Il and the election of Noda Yoshihiko in September. Kim&rsquo;s death is a watershed event that could have repercussions around the region. South Korea and Japan reacted cautiously to the news of Kim&rsquo;s death and the rise of his son, Kim Jong Un.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34638 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-1r-north-korea-what-not-do <p>Victor&rsquo;s analysis is intriguing but I would offer another perspective. Every veteran analyst of North Korea I&rsquo;ve spoken to (including several inside the US and ROK governments) sees the transition as carefully planned and well executed, not &quot;rushed&quot; and &quot;sudden.&quot; I am curious what he bases his assessment on.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34615 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-1-north-korea-what-not-do <p>The announcement of Kim Jong Un as Supreme Commander of the Korean People&rsquo;s Army is one more step in the process of Pyongyang&rsquo;s efforts to consolidate power as quickly as possible after the sudden death of Kim Jong Il. It is fairly certain that the proliferation of pronouncements and titles given to the young Kim are manifestations of a terribly rushed succession process.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-1-north-korea-what-not-do">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34557 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012 <p><a name="top" id="top"></a>From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Alternative Energy Cybersecurity Defense and Security Demography Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Food and Water Global Health Global Health Policy Global Prosperity Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance HIV/AIDS Homeland Security Human Rights International Security Markets and Trends Media Analysis Military Strategy Mobile Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Space Technology Technology Policy Terrorism Trade and Economics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34505 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/twq-north-korean-spring-winter-2012 <p>Is revolution similar to the Arab Spring possible in North Korea?</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/twq-north-korean-spring-winter-2012">read more</a></p> International Security Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 36104 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70a-dealing-north-koreas-new-leader-getting-it-right <p>The sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has introduced an element of uncertainty into a diplomatic process that appeared to be close to bringing about the resumption of six-party denuclearization talks.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70a-dealing-north-koreas-new-leader-getting-it-right">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34354 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/challenges-korean-unification-planning-0 <p>This conference report chronicles the progress of the CSIS&ndash;University of Southern California joint project on Korean unification. Now in its second year, the project&rsquo;s primary purpose is to frame a discussion on the long-term tasks involved in the eventual unification of the Korean Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/challenges-korean-unification-planning-0">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Governance International Security Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 jdunton 34275 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70-kim-dead-long-live-kim <p>Kim Jong-il is dead. This we pretty much know for sure. This, plus the revelation, which should have come as a surprise to no one, that the North Korean people are being called upon to &ldquo;faithfully revere respectable comrade Kim Jong-un,&rdquo; his third son and chosen &ldquo;great successor.&rdquo; Beyond this, we&rsquo;re mostly guessing. Some guesses are pretty safe bets.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70-kim-dead-long-live-kim">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34223 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/death-dprk-leader <p>North Korea&rsquo;s state television Korean Central News Agency made an official announcement that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died at 8:30am on December 17. The announcement made two days after his death reported that he had died of a massive heart attack caused by stress and overwork while he was on a train for a field tour outside Pyongyang. He was 69 years old.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/death-dprk-leader">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Governance International Security Military Strategy Mobile Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 34178 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-13 <p>The Pacific Forum CSIS brought together a small, select group of South Korean and US security specialists for the third time to discuss concerns about the changing strategic environment in East Asia and the nature of extended deterrence.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-13">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34325 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/history-and-asia <p>History matters in international relations. At the inter-state level, history plays an important role in how a country relates to its neighboring countries or develops and manages its relationship with other countries.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/history-and-asia">read more</a></p> International Security Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 jdunton 34480 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-60-dont-expect-pyongyang-spring-sometime-soon <p>Walking the streets of Pyongyang after an absence of eight years it&rsquo;s easy to be seduced by a superficial optimism that things have changed for the better. Apartment blocks and streets are lit at night. New shops and restaurants catering for local people are thriving.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-60-dont-expect-pyongyang-spring-sometime-soon">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33303 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/restart-us-dprk-negotiations <p>The United States announced a return to dialogue with the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The next meeting will take place in Geneva. This follows a first round of dialogue between the Obama administration and the DPRK in late July 2011 in New York City.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/restart-us-dprk-negotiations">read more</a></p> International Security Mobile Nuclear Weapons Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 33112 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/us-rok-free-trade-agreement <p>On October 12, the U.S. Congress approved free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. The House passed the Korea trade deal (KORUS)<strong> </strong>in a 278 to 151 vote. In the Senate, KORUS passed with 83 in favor and only 15 opposed.</p> <p><strong>Q1: What is the significance of the agreement for the United States?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-rok-free-trade-agreement">read more</a></p> Governance Mobile Trade and Economics Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 32978 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/rok-us-joint-political-and-military-response-north-korean-armed-provocations <p>This report on the joint political and military response of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States to North Korean armed provocations is based on the knowledge, experience, and insight gained from the author&rsquo;s career as a ROK military officer.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/rok-us-joint-political-and-military-response-north-korean-armed-provocations">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 32903 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-52-comparative-connections-summaries <ul> <li>Regional Overview: Rays of Hope?</li> <li>US-Japan Relations: Kicking the Kan down the Road</li> <li>US-China Relations: Friction and Cooperation Co-exist Uneasily</li> <li>US-Korea Relations: A Return to Dialogue</li> <li>US-Southeast Asia Relations: Deep in South China Sea Diplomacy</li> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-52-comparative-connections-summaries">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32260 at http://csis.org