North Korean civil-military trends : military-first politics to a point / Ken E. Gause.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gause, Ken E.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Series:

Demystifying North Korea ; 3.

Demystifying North Korea ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea (North)--History, Military.

Korea (North).

Civil-military relations--Korea (North).

Civil-military relations.

Korea (North)--Politics and government--21st century.

Genre:

Military history

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 61 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Strategic Studies Institute, [2006]

Summary:

Civil-military relations is one of the most challenging dimensions to deal with regarding North Korea. Since 1998, Pyongyang's foremost policy has been declared as "military-first." While experts debate the precise meaning and significance of this policy, considerable consensus exists that it gives the leading role to the Korean People's Army (KPA). Hence, military leaders in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are very powerful and influential figures. Who are they? What kind of power and influence do these leaders wield, and how do they exert it? How do KPA leaders interact with dictator Kim Jong Il and their civilian counterparts? Gause sets out to answer these questions in this monograph

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on December 27, 2006).

"September 2006."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: Gause, Ken E. North Korean civil-military trends.

ISBN:

1584872578

9781584872573

OCLC:

77484771

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