Posts Tagged ‘KPA’
Yongusil 25: Nicolas Levi and New DPRK Analysis from the Polish Academy of Sciences
Warsaw calling Pyongyang: this Yongusil reviews the recent output of Polish academic institutions and publications focused on East Asia—in particular that of Dr. Nicolas Levi.
“Chaos for Selfish Gains:” North Korea in East Asia
Adam Cathcart takes a brief look at North Korean-Chinese mutual perceptions in their East Asian context.
Ambiguous Chinese Political Discourse: North Korea’s Capricious Behavior
A leading editorial in Huanqiu Shibao argues that China needs to “enhance its resilience” with regard to North Korea. Mycal Ford translates excerpts and notes the dangers of “doublespeak.”
Korean Peninsula: Distinguishing Rhetoric from Reality
Roger Cavazos examines what a renewed outbreak of hostilities would actually look like along the arms-clogged waist of the Korean peninsula. Includes link to an extensive illustrated working paper.
Pirates or Hawks: Who Hijacked the Chinese Fishing Boats?
Pirates or Hawks: Who Hijacked the Chinese Fishing Boats? by Leonid Petrov China often describes its relations with North Korea, its closest regional ally, as intimate but not substantial. For more than half a century, Beijing’s attitude towards the Korean peninsula has revolved around the avoidance of three scenarios: ‘No new war on the Korean […]