FINAL RRL RESOURCES

2. North Korea, South Korea: U.S. policy at a

time of crisis
By John Feffer

http://books.google.com/books?
id=6qp5YujxCiUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=north+south+korea&hl=en&ei=HoiQTOfZJJDSuwOoqIns
Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

- Korea as one of the most highly militarized area in the world.

- Demilitarized area between North and South Korea is probably the most dangerous areas in the world.

-“the scariest place on earth” 1993 trip

- a war waiting to happen

- US proposing regime change in Pyongyang not really seen as going to be successful

- Framework policy of South Korea

- North Korea’s “threat” regarded as important to both democratic and republican regimes/governments.

- North Korea’s military forces are “bigger, better, closer and deadlier than before.”

- North Korea, with its collapsed economy, which is also controlled by military forces and also possesses
nuclear weapons shows that it is a present danger to the society. (this danger implanted firmly on the
imagination of America.)

SOUTH

-desire for self-determination inspired democracy movement and also fueled creation of a strong
independent economy in attempts for the establishment of a more sufficient military.
NORTH

- self-determination is what remains after more than the decade of military and economic decline.
 - North when attacked will show that despite the hunger in the place, it is free and it will show “its
teeth and fight” unlike the south.

- there were civil wars in south Korea during 1945-1950.

- Division of Korea because of RUSSIA(SOVIET BEFORE) and US. (Does this mean that this
also worsened the tension between N and S Korea.)

- North had more abundant resources

- KIM IL SUNG (N. KOREA) “UNITED FRONT STRATEGY”

- SYNGMAN RHEE MADE EFFORTS TO CONSOLIDATE POWER

- NORTH AND SOUTH WAR

- US AND SOVIET DIDN’T WANT BOTH KOREAS TO UNITE

- N AND S KOREA WERE PLANNING TO UNITE COUNTRIES BY FORCE

- N attacked S. Korea.

- N Korea wanted to unify the country by force by attacking N. Korea

- Historians called the conflict in N and S Korea “limited” for it never escalated to a world war and
no nuclear weapons were used. (MISLEADING- labeled as)

o Military and political mind-set that produced attacks on civilian targets in WWII also
swayed in the Korean war.

3. Korea briefing 2000-2001: first steps

toward reconciliation and reunification
By Kongdan Oh, Ralph C. Hassig
http://books.google.com/books?
id=IYIqiKMdhhcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=north+south+korea&source=gbs_similarbooks_s&cad=1#v
=onepage&q=north%20south%20korea&f=false

- Joint Declaration of June 15 2000 (Political)

o Theory that two Koreas will overcome any obstacles
o North Korea never indicated whether they turned against the declaration
o Were there factors outside S K. that triggered the turn against the declaration or was it
simply the work of the N K. leader Jong Il to lessed N K. contacts in the S. K.
- How prepared is S. K financially, economically and socially, for the unification?
- Public? (of SK)
- S Koreans do not feel that their country is wealthy enough to support the N Koreans
- N Korea reluctant to improve the economic pursuit of their country, unlike S. Korea
- To deal with N. Korea is of second concern to an average S Korean
- THE DIVISION OF N AND S KOREA HAS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN AN
INTENSELY DOMESTIC AND POLITICAL ISSUE THAT HAS INFLUENCED ALMOST
EVERY ASPECT OF KOREAN SOCIETY
o Because of dev’t of separate states
o Constitution of SK is anticommunist
o And thus opposes that of the N Korea
o North Korea’s attempts and methods in attaining domestic political gains are regarded as
authoritarian leadership in South Korea
o Changes in power of both N and S korea has made changes in approaches in dealing and
communicating with south korea, it became in the form of dialogues, and engagement
confrontation toward n korea.
o In the minds of south Koreans, the north Koreans has occupied the label or dual identities
of being “the main enemy” – potential deadly military threat
- democratic transition has made the relations between both countries better
o BUT the buk pung scadal made it worse/stopped abruptly – the preference of individual
interest over national interests
- sunshine policy

6. Diplomatic discourse: international

conflict at the United Nations ...
By Ray T. Donahue, Michael H. Prosser

http://books.google.com/books?
id=sjDK4N16_nYC&pg=PA130&dq=north+south+korea&hl=en&ei=KoiQTNqiJo-
svgOhnZjNCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=
north%20south%20korea&f=false
7. Avoiding the Apocalypse: the future of the
two Koreas
By Marcus Noland

http://books.google.com/books?id=wifxJHNINCQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=related
%3AISBN1583226036&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q&f=false

9. The two Koreas and the United States:

issues of peace, security, and ...
By Wonmo Dong

http://books.google.com/books?
id=sjNvmMxNFYMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=related:ISBN0881322784#v=onepage&q&f=false

11. Korean security dynamics in transition

By Kyung-Ae Park, Tal-chung Kim

http://books.google.com/books?id=dsVyvV9Xf0YC&printsec=frontcover&dq=related
%3AISBN0881322784&lr&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q&f=false

12. Crisis on the Korean peninsula: how to

deal with a nuclear North Korea
By Michael E. O'Hanlon, Mike Mochizuki

http://books.google.com/books?
id=avNskbcFbX8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=related:ISBN1583226036&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

14. Korea versus Korea: a case of contested

legitimacy
By Barry K. Gills

http://books.google.com/books?
id=V_6kVHTbCToC&pg=PA269&dq=korea+tension&hl=en&ei=1ZCQTOWUFomuvgPXqOzVCw&sa
=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=korea
%20tension&f=false

Book: Comparative Study of N and S Korea

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