Defiant failed state : the North Korean threat to international security / Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bechtol, Bruce E., 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Korea (North)--Foreign relations.

Korea (North).

Korea (North)--Military policy.

Military policy.

Korea (North)--Foreign relations--United States.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Korea (North).

Security, International.

Physical Description:

xii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2010]

Contents:

Introduction

Understanding the North Korean military threat to the security of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia

Creating instability in dangerous global regions : North Korean proliferation and support to terrorism in the Middle East and South Asia

Running in place : North Korea's nuclear program and the six-party talks during the Bush administration

Maintaining a Rogue regime : Kim Chong-il and the North Korean regime succession process

Preparing for the North Korean threat : the ROK-U.S. military alliance and the Lee Myung-bak presidency

Conclusion : North Korea's threats to the United States and its allies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781597975315

1597975311

OCLC:

497574331