North Korea's Foreign Policy under Kim Jong Il: New Perspectives

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) joined the rank of nuclear powers in October 2006 after exploding its first nuclear device. The test was not fully successful yet it unequivocally demonstrated North Korea's nuclear weapons capability. North Korea under the leadership of Kim Jong-il remains as unpredictable and mysterious as ever. This comprehensive study brings together leading scholars in the field to examine the country's current foreign policy under Kim Jong-il as well as its bilateral relations with the USA, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction 2 Juche’s Role in North Korea’s Foreign Policy 3 Assessing North Korea’s Strategic Intentions and Motivations 4 North Korea’s Negotiating Position during Fifteen Years of Chronic Crisis: Continuities and Discontinuities 5 Kim Jong Il and Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula 6 DPRK WMD Programs 7 North Korea and the Korean Peninsula Peace Regime-building Initiative 8 North Korean Policy toward the United States: Pyongyang Copes with an Evolving U.S. Context 9 North Korea’s China Policy 10 North Korean Policy toward Russia 11 The DPRK’s Diplomatic Normalization with Japan 12 North Korea’s Policy toward the South after the June 15 Joint Declaration: A Strategy of National Cooperation 13 Summary and Conclusion Index