korean unification studies

Asia Times online has an interesting article regarding the problems that North Korean defectors have adapting to life in South Korea. The article by, Sunny Lee, is based on a telephone interview with Jeon Woo-Taek, a psychiatrist at Yonsei University Medical School. Lee writes that Jeon has been responsible for a study of North Korean defectors’ mental [...]

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Is there a long-term US strategy on the Korean peninsula? Sometimes it seems that there is not. Amidst the weak reactions to North Korean provocations, the willingness to put up with South Korean behavior, and the inability to curtail Chinese influence… one has to wonder. But then you hear things like this… Sphere: Related Content

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There are a multitude of scenarios put forward by analysts of how North Korea will be ruled after Kim Jong-Il. These include hereditary succession, military council or disintegration. One aspect that recurs in many of these studies is the importance of external support, namely Chinese support, to the success of any resulting regime. The assumption that China will [...]

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Japanese tabloids and prime time current affairs shows have an obsession about who will succeed Kim Jong Il. They interview ex-chefs, drivers, purported pleasure troupe dancers and even chase plumpish Asian guys with glasses and Gucci jackets down the streets of Macao, asking them in Japanese-accented Korean if their father is Kim Jong-Il… But for all their [...]

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A few useful resources have come my way: There are some new papers up for the KINU English language International Journal on Korean Unification Studies; Naultilus Institute has a few new papers up on the Six Party Talks; and As usual MiPAL is up to date with US Gov releases. Enjoy! Sphere: Related Content

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