2012-05-17T00:41:00Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/north-korea.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1103.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012

A new book by the late French scholar Thérèse Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/04/17.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012

A new book by the late French scholar Thérèse Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/12/21/RAND.html Dec 21, 2011 Dec 21, 2011

With his father's support over the last year, Kim Jong-Un has tried to rapidly reshape the North Korean leadership structure, giving him many new subordinates who are untried and lacking experience. Some will clearly make mistakes, writes Bruce Bennett.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD279.html Mar 30, 2011 Mar 30, 2011

Assesses the security and economic policy responses of a representative sample of Asian states to China between 1992 and 2008.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/01/09/LAT.html Jan 9, 2011 Jan 9, 2011

Anyone concerned about nuclear proliferation or interested in the world of espionage will want to read Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz's provocative new book, "Fallout: The True Story of the CIA's Secret War on Nuclear Trafficking," which tells a fascinating story whose characters come straight out of a spy novel, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/11/23/KH.html Nov 23, 2010 Nov 23, 2010

<p>Clearly, it's time for a new strategy, one that North Korea has been loathe to discuss: hasten Korean unification under South Korea's leadership, writes Bruce Bennett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/11/22.html Nov 22, 2010 Nov 22, 2010

Contrary to various online accounts, RAND is not advocating war against China, Korea, or any nation to advance recovery of the U.S. economy. The notion that RAND has generated such an analysis is simply a rumor, with no foundation in fact. We do not know how those who generated the rumor arrived at their conclusion.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD268.html Aug 26, 2010 Aug 26, 2010

<p>Analyzes North Korea's Decision-making process regarding its nuclear programs with two choice models -- Rational Choice and Cognitive Choice -- and suggest effective/adaptive/robust deterrence strategy for the ROK-US combined forces.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/06/30/GA.html Jun 30, 2010 Jun 30, 2010

North Korea's apparent sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan marks a new low in the North's provocative behavior. While some would prefer to respond with carrots rather than sticks, it is time to take action that imposes political costs on Kim Jong-il, writes Bruce Bennett.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB589.html May 24, 2010 May 24, 2010

North Korea has denied the United States information about its nuclear weapon program, resulting in a high degree of uncertainty about the number and character of its nuclear weapons, how they might be used, and what impact they might have.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/15/Forbes.html Mar 15, 2010 Mar 15, 2010

Prospects for reuniting South and North Korea may be better than at any time since the demise in 1994 of North Korea's "Great Leader," Kim Il Sung. Several indicators suggest a possible move in this direction, writes Charles Wolf Jr.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/01/21/KH.html Jan 21, 2010 Jan 21, 2010

<p>In recent years, U.S. commanders of the ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command have been unanimous in stating that CFC could defeat a North Korean invasion. Nevertheless, they have also expressed concern about the catastrophic damage that North Korea could do to the ROK before losing, writes Bruce Bennett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/11/09/CNN.html Nov 9, 2009 Nov 9, 2009

<p>When the Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago, those raised in the shadow of possible nuclear holocaust felt disbelief, followed by relief and hope that the end of the Cold War would bring lasting peace, and the end of conflict. And in Europe, at least, it mostly did &ndash; but not everywhere, writes Christopher S. Chivvis.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG850.html Aug 27, 2009 Aug 27, 2009

<p>China is a global actor of significant and growing importance, now integrated into the international system and altering that system's dynamics. The complexity of China's ever-changing global activism raises questions about its intentions and the implications for global stability and prosperity.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/08/26/FP.html Aug 26, 2009 Aug 26, 2009

<p>In hindsight, KGB analysts and Soviet officials were extraordinarily prescient about the perils of Islamist terrorism and the fallout from the Afghan jihad. But could Russia, for all its faults and foibles, be a more valuable counterterrorism partner today, asks Brian Michael Jenkins.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/08/14/BAS.html Aug 14, 2009 Aug 14, 2009

<p>The question today is no longer whether the United States can still prevent North Korea and Iran from emerging as nuclear-armed regional adversaries, but instead, how to prevent them from being empowered by their nuclear weapons. This won't be easy, writes Lowell H. Schwartz.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP275.html Jul 30, 2009 Jul 30, 2009

<p>Will the current global economic recession have long-term geopolitical implications? Assuming that economic recovery begins in the first half of 2010, lasting structural alterations in the international system &mdash; a substantial change in U.S.-China relations, for example &mdash; are unlikely. This is because economic performance is only one of many geopolitical elements that shape countries' strategic intent and core external policies.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/06/15/KH.html Jun 15, 2009 Jun 15, 2009

<p>For months, N. Korea has been trying to upstage the summit between S. Korean President Lee and U.S. President Obama that is scheduled for June 16. Almost all Americans I know have heard of the recent N. Korean provocations. But few have heard anything about the U.S.-ROK summit, writes Bruce Bennett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/06/02/CT.html Jun 5, 2009 Jun 5, 2009

<p>North Korea's latest misbehavior highlights an uncomfortable truth: the failure of the United States and the international community to deter its actions. In this case, it is pretty easy to see why North Korea has not been deterred, writes Bruce Bennett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/09/KH.html Apr 9, 2009 Apr 9, 2009

<p>North Korea spent weeks preparing to launch a ballistic missile that could reach the United States. It argued that the launch was intended to put a satellite into orbit. But a space launch vehicle is a ballistic missile used for a modestly different purpose, writes Bruce W. Bennett.</p>