North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: A New International Security Dilemma / by Bruce E. Bechtol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bechtol, Bruce E., Author.

Series:

Palgrave pivot.

Palgrave pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Politics and war.

Asia-Politics and government.

Political science.

International Relations.

Military and Defence Studies.

Asian Politics.

Political Science.

Local Subjects:

International Relations.

Military and Defence Studies.

Asian Politics.

Political Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2014.

Summary:

This study is one of the very first to analyze North Korea and the challenges that it presents to international security and community, by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime.

Contents:

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1 North Korea and Kim Jong-un: Analysis of a New Era in the Kim Dynasty; 2 The North Korean Military in the Kim Jong-un Era; 3 DPRK Provocations: Deterring the Cycle of Violence; 4 Planning for the Future: How South Korea and the USA Will Deal with North Korean Collapse or Internal Crisis; 5 The ROK Military: Ominous Future Scenarios Make Readiness and Capabilities Vital Policy Priorities; 6 Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137400079

1137400072