The Collapse of North Korea
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- Synopsis
- Thisbook highlights the increasing risk of North Korea's collapse and considers thenecessary actions that would enable the neighboring powers to prepare for suchan event. North Korea's deteriorating economic conditions, its reliance onexternal assistance, and the degree of information penetration all providehints of its collapse. Whether the chance is high or low, the collapse of NorthKorea and subsequent Korean unification would drastically alter thegeostrategic landscape and profoundly affect the national interests of theregional powers--South Korea, China, the United States, Japan, and Russia. Themost desirable scenario for a post-unification Korean Peninsula is asuccessfully developed and integrated non-nuclear Korea acting as a responsibleregional and world stakeholder. This work considers the major challengesexpected after a North Korean collapse, including the control of nuclearweapons, disorder in the immediate aftermath of collapse, and economic andsocial integration. The author then outlines how regional powers need toprepare to handle these challenges in order to minimize suffering and to setthe foundation for long-term development and regional stability.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137598011
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
- Date of Addition:
- 09/12/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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