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North Korea and the Science of Provocation Fifty Years of Conflict-Making

발행사항
:Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland 2016
형태사항
254p 23cm
ISBN
9780786499694
청구기호
327.5193 W187n
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Why does North Korea consistently turn to provocative actions to achieve foreign policy goals? Are the actions of the Kim regime predictable or based on logical responses to the conditions faced by North Korea? In an examination of North Korean conflict over the past 50 years, this title explains why the DPRK consistently uses conflict and force to interact with other states.

Why does North Korea consistently turn to provocative actions to achieve foreign policy goals? Are the actions of the Kim regime predictable or based on logical responses to the conditions faced by North Korea? In an examination of North Korean conflict over the past 50 years, this research is an effort to explain why the DPRK consistently uses conflict and force to interact with other states. Surprisingly, this type of research is rare due to the perceived lack of information on this isolated state, yet information is readily available to understand the ruling Kim regime's foreign policy activities. Using three case studies and quantitative analysis of over 2,000 conflict events, his study examines the relationship between North Korea's societal conditions and its propensity to engage in external conflict. These findings are viewed through the lens of diversionary theory, the idea that leaders use external conflict to ""divert"" domestic attention, as a possible explanation. By examining the actions of an isolated state such as North Korea and providing a template for conflict scholarship in general, this study provides an original perspective on how explain the intricate relationships between state-level activities and external conflict. This research provides insight into this reclusive nation and the Kim regime's volatile relationship with the international community.

About the Author

Robert Daniel Wallace has been a member of the US Department of Defense for almost 30 years and currently lives and works as an analyst in South Korea. He has published several articles on North Korean conflict issues.