The Last Days of Kim Jong-Il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era

Name: The Last Days of Kim Jong-Il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era
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ISBN: 9781612346113

ISBN-10: 1612346111

ISBN-13: 9781612346113

Edition: 2013

Authors: Bruce E. Bechtol

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North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950–1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsula—and in Northeast Asia as a whole—has proved very challenging for successive American administrations. In the wake of ruler Kim Jong-il’s death in December 2011, analysts and policymakers continue to speculate about the effect his last years as leader will have on the future of North Korea.Bruce Bechtol, Jr. contends that Kim Jong-il’s regime (1994–2011) exacerbated the threats that North Korea posed, and still poses,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 224
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



List of illustrations


Preface



Introduction



Maintaining a Rogue Military: North Koreas Military Capabilities and Strategy at the End of the Kim Jong-il Era and South Korea's Ability to Counter the DPRK Threat



The Sinking of the Cheonan and the Shelling of Yeonpyeong Island: A Case Study of North Koreas Asymmetric Northern Limit Line Strategy



Planning for the Unthinkable: Countering a North Korean Nuclear Attack and Management of Postattack Scenarios



North Korea and Support for Terrorism: An Evolving History



Conclusion: The Impact of the Last Tears of the Kim Jong-il Regime on the Future of North Korea


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author