| U.S. Strategy Towards North Korea: Rebuilding Dialogue and Engagement
Wit, Joel S.
U.S.-Korean Institute at SAIS, October 2009, online edition, 84p (PDF)
"A U.S. policy based on containment and isolation alone concedes that North Korea will remain nuclear-armed and that its weapons program will further develop. That, in turn, will undermine stability in East-Asia, sow doubts in Tokyo and Seoul about relying too much on the United States for their security and jeopardize cooperation with China. A nuclear North will also undermine Washington’s global disarmament and non-proliferation agenda, particularly when viewed in conjunction with the danger of a nuclear Iran. The threat may become even more direct to U.S. security if the North perfects a long-range missile delivery system or exports fissile material or nuclear technology. An effective American strategy towards North Korea will require a combination of tough measures with serious dialogue and engagement."
Joel S. Wit is a visiting Fellow at the U.S.-Korean Institute at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University.
Go to the report at:
http://uskoreainstitute.org/pdf/specialreports/NKstrategy/NKreportOCT09jwit.pdf
A41/05-09. Posted December 7, 2009
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