Defiant Failed State

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Korea, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security, International Relations
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Author: Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. ISBN: 9781597975629
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. Publication: October 31, 2010
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc. Language: English
Author: Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr.
ISBN: 9781597975629
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
Publication: October 31, 2010
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc.
Language: English
Since the 1990s, the American government has under prioritized the North Korean threat to global security, according to Bruce Bechtol, an associate professor of political science at Angelo State University. Because North Korea appears economically weak and politically unstable, it is therefore often categorized as a state on the brink of collapse, or a failed state. But Bechtol makes a convincing case that North Korea is more complex and menacing than it how it has often been characterized.

Defiant Failed State shows how the North Korean government has adapted to the postCold War environment and poses a multifaceted danger to U.S. national security and that of its allies. Bechtol analyzes North Koreas military capabilities, nuclear program, proliferation, and leadership succession to mine the answers to important questions such as, is North Korea a failing or failed state? Is it capable of surviving indefinitely? Why and how does it present such risk to Asia and the United States and its allies?

This book sheds new light on the nature of the North Korean threat and the key foreign policy issues that remain unresolved between the United States and South Korea. It is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, military strategists, functional and regional specialists, and anyone who is interested in East Asian affairs.
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Since the 1990s, the American government has under prioritized the North Korean threat to global security, according to Bruce Bechtol, an associate professor of political science at Angelo State University. Because North Korea appears economically weak and politically unstable, it is therefore often categorized as a state on the brink of collapse, or a failed state. But Bechtol makes a convincing case that North Korea is more complex and menacing than it how it has often been characterized.

Defiant Failed State shows how the North Korean government has adapted to the postCold War environment and poses a multifaceted danger to U.S. national security and that of its allies. Bechtol analyzes North Koreas military capabilities, nuclear program, proliferation, and leadership succession to mine the answers to important questions such as, is North Korea a failing or failed state? Is it capable of surviving indefinitely? Why and how does it present such risk to Asia and the United States and its allies?

This book sheds new light on the nature of the North Korean threat and the key foreign policy issues that remain unresolved between the United States and South Korea. It is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, military strategists, functional and regional specialists, and anyone who is interested in East Asian affairs.

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