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North Korea and regional security in the Kim Jong-un era : a new international security dilemma / Bruce Bechtol.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781137400079
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • JZ6009 .N678 2014
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Contents:
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.
Subject: "North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era" is one of the first books to analyze contemporary North Korea and the challenges that it presents to the international community, specifically by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime. Analysing and assessing important capabilities, developments, policy moves, and internal stability challenges, it also illuminates the differences between North Korea under the rule of Kim Jong-il and now the 'third Kim' in this dynastic, isolated nation. In its exploration of international security issues, which are extremely important for foreign policy, Bechtol's analysis offers valuable assessments that will appeal to all those with an interest in the region.
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"North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era" is one of the first books to analyze contemporary North Korea and the challenges that it presents to the international community, specifically by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime. Analysing and assessing important capabilities, developments, policy moves, and internal stability challenges, it also illuminates the differences between North Korea under the rule of Kim Jong-il and now the 'third Kim' in this dynastic, isolated nation. In its exploration of international security issues, which are extremely important for foreign policy, Bechtol's analysis offers valuable assessments that will appeal to all those with an interest in the region.

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.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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