1. Reordering Chinese Priorities on the Korea Peninsula
- Author:
- Scott Snyder, Marcus Noland, Bonnie S. Glaser, and Contributor: Stephan Haggard
- Publication Date:
- 11-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Abstract:
- The accession to power of a new leader in North Korea has not increased the prospects for denuclearization. Hints that Kim Jong-un might experiment with agricultural and economic reforms are not accompanied by any suggestion that he is considering abandoning the country's nuclear weapons program. On the contrary, all signs point to North Korea's staunch determination to advance the nuclear program while undertaking efforts to compel the international community to recognize it as a nuclear weapons state. Given the growing urgency of the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons development, it is essential to consider new ways to persuade Pyongyang to freeze, reverse, and eventually eliminate its nuclear capabilities
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Conflict Prevention, Nuclear Weapons, and Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Political Geography:
- Israel and Korea