Reconstituting Korean security : a policy primer

The classic national security concerns of nuclear proliferation and the production, sale and use of weapons of mass destruction cannot be addressed in the Korean peninsula without at the same time considering the implications and interrelationship of what are these days known as the human security issues of food, poverty and, perhaps more controversially, freedom. The present publication tackles Korean security dilemmas from the perspective of the various international actors, not just from the viewpoint of the major protagonists - the DPRK and the United States.--Publisher's description.

The classic national security concerns on the Korean peninsula —nuclear proliferation and the production, sale, and use of weapons of mass destruction —cannot be addressed without also considering the implications and interrelationship of the "human" security issues of food, poverty and, perhaps more controversially, freedom. East Asia and the world are more dangerous with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in possession of nuclear weapons. However, a comprehensive security analysis must identify many equally significant threats, such as the risk of a nuclear accident from the poorly managed North Korean nuclear energy sector and the potential for transborder crime committed by the country's poverty-stricken citizens. This book shows that Korean hard and soft security issues are equally important, and that the former cannot be understood nor its dilemmas unraveled without a clear engagement of the latter.

Reconstructing Korean Security tackles Korean security dilemmas from the perspective of the various international actors, not just from the viewpoint of the major protagonists (the DPRK and the United States). The book combines well-informed, acute, and professional analysis with recommendations for a comprehensive strategy of successful policy interventions in the multifaceted Korean security crisis.

Reconstituting Korean security dilemmas / Hazel Smith Creating Korean insecurity : the US role 21 / Bruce Cumings Living with ambiguity : North Korea's strategic weapons programmes / Gary Samore and Adam Ward Economic security in the DPRK / Bradley Babson Food security : the case for multisectoral and multilateral cooperation / Hazel Smith The preconditions for Korean security : US policy and the legacy of 1945 / Selig S. Harrison The DPRK economic crisis and the ROK security dilemma / Suk Lee Korean security dilemmas : Chinese policies / Ren Xiao Japan and North Korea : the quest for normalcy / Gavan McCormack Korean security dilemmas : a Russian perspective / Georgy Bulychev Korean security dilemmas : European Union policies / Maria Castillo-Fernandez Korean security dilemmas : ASEAN policies and perspective / John D. Ciorciari Reconstituting Korean security : a policy primer / Hazel Smith.