North Korea

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North Korea, formerly designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the United States, emerged as a nuclear-armed enigma under the dictatorship of Kim-Jong Il. RAND’s research on both deterrence and failed states includes expert analysis of the North Korean regime, opportunities for its modernization and democratization, and implications for post–Cold War geopolitics.

Research conducted by: Center for Asia Pacific Policy; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE

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Bruce W. Bennett

Senior Defense Analyst
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; B.S. in economics, California Institute of Technology

Charles Wolf, Jr.

Distinguished Chair in International Economics; Senior Economic Adviser; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in economics, Harvard University

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Charles Wolf served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State (1945–1947, 1949–1953). In the early 1950s, he was a visiting professor of economics and Asian studies at Cornell University and an assistant professor of economics and Far East studies at the…

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Bruce W. Bennett is a senior defense analyst at the RAND Corporation who works primarily on research topics such as strategy, force planning, and counterproliferation within the RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center. His work applies military simulation and analysis, war gaming,…

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