Archivo etiqueta «Corea del Norte»
By Victor Cha, a professor at Georgetown, director of Asian affairs at the White House from 2004 to 2007 and author of the forthcoming book The Impossible State: North Korea, Past, and Future,” was (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 20/12/11):
North Korea as we know it is over. Whether it comes apart in the next few weeks or over several months, the regime will not be able to hold together after the untimely death of its leader, Kim Jong-il. How America responds — and, perhaps even more important, how America responds to how China responds — will determine whether … Seguir leyendo
By Christopher R. Hill, former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia, was US Ambassador to Iraq, South Korea, Macedonia, and Poland, US special envoy for Kosovo, a negotiator of the Dayton Peace Accords, and chief US negotiator with North Korea from 2005-2009. He is now Dean of the Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (Project Syndicate, 20/12/11):
In one sense, the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il changes everything. It is by no means clear, for example, that Kim’s coddled youngest son, Kim Jong-un – now hailed as the “Great Successor,” but singularly unprepared … Seguir leyendo
Par Françoise Nicolas, directrice du Centre Asie de l’IFRI (LE MONDE, 20/12/11):
En disparaissant le 17 décembre, Kim Jong-il a pris de court tous les analystes et perturbé les plans arrêtés de longue date à Pyongyang pour 2012. Le “Cher Leader” ne célèbrera pas son soixante-dixième anniversaire l’année prochaine, mais il ne présidera pas non plus les festivités prévues pour le centième anniversaire de la naissance de son père Kim Il-sung, disparu en 1994, et pour l’accession de la République populaire démocratique de Corée (RPDC) au statut de “nation forte et prospère”. La réalisation de cet objectif avait en … Seguir leyendo
By Krys Lee. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, raised in California and Washington, and studied in the United States and England. She divides her time between South Korea and the United States (THE GUARDIAN, 19/12/11):
North Korean news bulletins announced on Monday that Kim Jong-il died on a train trip over the weekend; but many here in the south doubted what they read. For years the secrecy surrounding the diminutive tyrant, known in the north as “dear leader”, inspired endless rumours: that he loved beautiful woman, cigars and cognac; even that he had been dead since 2003.… Seguir leyendo
By Robert Carlin, a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation and John W. Lewis, professor emeritus of Chinese politics at Stanford. Both have visited North Korea several times, including the only American visit to the uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon in November 2010 (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 08/12/11):
The legacy of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung’s decision in the early 1990s to pursue a strategic partnership with the United States has run its course. In its place, the focus of Pyongyang’s policies has decisively shifted to Beijing. However wary the North … Seguir leyendo
By Victor D. Cha, a professor at Georgetown University and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He served as director for Asian affairs on the National Security Council from 2004 to 2007 and as U.S. deputy head of delegation for the six-party talks in 2005 (THE WASHINGTON POST, 10/10/11):
North Korea’s nuclear test and military provocations in 2009 and 2010 created a situation far too dangerous to leave unattended. When President Obama hosts South Korean President Lee Myung-bak this week, they are likely to discuss a second round of U.S.-North Korea talks this month, effectively … Seguir leyendo
By Isaac Stone Fish, a Beijing-based reporter for Newsweek and The Daily Beast (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 09/08/11):
North Korea might be struggling with an unprecedented crystal meth epidemic. Reporting a story on the drug trade between North Korea and China, I spoke with dozens of sources: defectors, academics, policemen and even one North Korean crystal meth dealer, and I heard estimates that anywhere from zero to 50 percent of the population have tried the drug.
I painted a picture of the drug’s abuse for my article: part escape from the desolation of North Korean life, part medicine in … Seguir leyendo
By Sung-Yoon Lee, who teaches Korean foreign relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He is also a research fellow with the National Asia Research Program, a joint initiative by the National Bureau of Asian Research and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 05/08/11):
July is typically the time of year when North Korea makes peace overtures toward the United States. This is when it tries to rekindle expectations, reset deadlines and heal the previous year’s wounds. Last week, Pyongyang’s chief nuclear negotiator arrived in New York for talks with Stephen … Seguir leyendo
By John R. Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 14/07/11):
You wouldn’t know it from the Obama administration, but North Korea’s global threat continues to metastasize. South Korea recently concluded that extensive cyber-attacks against civilian and military targets in the South emanated from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Following China’s lead in information warfare, the North is creating yet another asymmetric military capability it can … Seguir leyendo
By John Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 26/06/11):
Sixty-one years ago this weekend, North Korean artillery opened fire along the 38th Parallel, and a war began that claimed the lives of more than 33,000 American soldiers, 100,000 Chinese “volunteers” and 2 million Koreans.
Today, the goal of building a lasting peace remains elusive. In fact, the peninsula is more dangerous than ever. North Korea has twice tested nuclear weapons and is developing missiles to carry them. It has built facilities capable of producing highly enriched uranium for more … Seguir leyendo
By Dorothy Stuehmke, the senior advisor to the U.S.-North Korea 2008-09 food aid program for the U.S. Agency for International Development who served in the Office of Korean Affairs at the U.S. Department of State from 2006 to 2008 (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 21/04/11):
North Korea has recently made a desperate international appeal for food aid. Reports from aid workers and international nongovernmental organizations warn of a major food shortage. As the United States deliberates whether to restart a food aid program in North Korea, it must consider the following questions: Is there a true humanitarian need, can we address … Seguir leyendo
By Robert Park, a human rights activist and missionary who was detained in North Korea from December 2009 to February 2010 (THE WASHINGTON POST, 20/04/11):
“Holocaust” is the word used to describe the systematic extermination of millions of innocent European Jews during World War II. In the aftermath of this mammoth failure of humanity, many nations “repented” and declared that “never again” would such inhumanity and absolute disregard for human dignity and life be tolerated.
Yet on Jan. 1, the regime of Kim Jong Il warned that a “nuclear holocaust” would be inevitable if South Korea engaged … Seguir leyendo
By Nicholas Eberstadt, who holds the Henry Wendt chair in political economy at the American Enterprise Institute and is a senior adviser to the National Bureau of Asian Research (THE WASHINGTON POST, 14/04/11):
Two years into the Obama administration — after detonating a nuclear weapon, test-firing long-range ballistic missiles, killing dozens of South Korean sailors in an unprovoked torpedo strike, unveiling a long-denied uranium enrichment facility, and murdering South Korean civilians in a daylight artillery attack that was broadcast globally — Pyongyang has decided to return to the negotiation tables.
With China’s backing, North Korea is vigorously campaigning to … Seguir leyendo
By Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), a member of the House subcommittees on terrorism, nonproliferation and trade, and Asia and the Pacific (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 16/03/11):
Supporters of the proposed free-trade agreement between the United States and South Korea argue that we should approve the pact to improve our economy and to reward an ally in a troubled region for its strong security relationship with the U.S., and to solidify these strong security ties with a stronger trade relationship. Though there is no doubt South Korea is a close ally, we need to ensure that the agreement does not undermine … Seguir leyendo
By Selig S. Harrison, director of the Asia program at the Center for International Policy and a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 04/03/11):
South Korea’s air force has been dropping balloons with leaflets into North Korea describing the struggle to oust Moammar Kadafi in Libya and calling on the North Koreans to rise up against their oppressors.
This is a ridiculous exercise for the obvious reason that Libya is split by countless tribal and regional divisions. By contrast, North Korea is ethnically homogeneous and strongly united by a nationalist heritage deeply … Seguir leyendo