 EAI Working Paper on the Future of North Korea |
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In "Path to an Advanced North Korea by 2032: Building a Complex Networked State", Professor Young Sun Ha, Seoul National University, believes that Pyongyang's commitment to its military-first politics and nuclear weapons will not bring about the "strong and prosperous state" that it has declared as its central goal. As part of the Future of North Korea Panel's working paper series, this paper explains that North Korea can only survive if it gives up its nuclear military-first politics and embraces reform and opening. However, embarking upon such a path will also require policy changes from among its neighbors and concerned countries. 
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EAI Working Paper on the Future of North Korea's Economy
North Korea's exclusive focus on military-first politics has overburdened its economy and distorted its meager resources. "A Strategy for the Advancement of the North Korean Economy" by Professor Dongho Jo, Ewha Womans University, addresses the question of how Pyongyang can revive its economy by shifting its priority from military-first politics to economy-first politics.
[Multimedia] Smart Talk with Ambassador Robert Joseph
Multimedia of the Smart Talk seminar with Ambassador Robert Joseph, former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, is now on the website. This video includes his presentation on North Korea's nuclear threat and the international non-proliferation regime as well as the discussion on the Libyan example for denuclearization and resuming the Six-Party Talks.
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EAI Fellow Steve Chan Working Paper
In "Money Politics: International Credit/Debt as Credible Commitment," Professor Steve Chan, University of Colorado, Boulder, seeks to answer why China and the United States have entered into a relationship as creditor and debtor respectively. As potential rivals, such a relationship places the security of both sides at risk. Chan believes that this relationship actually signifies a mutual reassurance to maintain cordial relationship as well as representing a commitment by both Beijing and Washington. |
EAI Fellow Yves Tiberghien Working Paper
In examining the approaches of East Asian countries to the G20, Professor Yves Tiberghien, University of British Columbia, shows the ways in which they are seeking to restructure global governance. Entitled "East Asian Politics and the Great G20 Game: Convergence and Divergence in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Approaches," this working paper attempts to answer the questions of why East Asia countries have not displayed much cooperation over their policies to the G20 in spite of common interests among them. |
InfraVision Forum on "A Field Report on the Effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake"
The East Asia Institute's Center for Japan Studies(Director, Wondoeg Lee, Professor of Kookmin University) together with Korean Association of Contemporary Japanese Studies(Chairman, Kee-seok Kim, Professor of Kangwon National University) held the 15th InfraVision Forum on "A Field Report on the Effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake: Current Situation and Future Implications" on May 3, 2011. The forum included Japanese nuclear power plant inspection team's field investigation report on the earthquake and invited experts and government personnel shared their insightful perspectives on the issue. |
New Issue of Journal of East Asian Studies
The new issue of the Journal of East Asian Studies is available. This issue includes articles on the impact of democracy on corruption in Korea, an analysis of Hyundai Motors transfer of production systems to the United States, Asian financial cooperation in the 1990s, and a review essay on the study of China in comparative politics. Also included in this issue is an exchange on Taiwanese domestic politics and relations with China. |
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