International Journal on World Peace articles from March 2007

International Journal on World Peace archives from March 2007

Announcing IJWP partnership with UPF.
March 1, 2007... With this March 2007 issue of International Journal on World Peace we begin a new partnership with the Universal Peace Federation directed by Dr. Thomas G. Walsh. International Journal on World Peace has been published by the Professors World...

Resolving the "Korea problem".(Editorial)
March 1, 2007... The history of the Korean people in the modern period is one of suffering and oppression. Like many nationalities, the Koreans are a homogeneous cultural group that have a "golden age" in their past. The Shilla dynasty was at its height in the...

In memoriam.(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Dr. Kenneth R. Gray, long-time editorial board member and contributor to International Journal on World Peace, passed away on March 24, 2007. He died suddenly after reaching the summit of a rock face he was climbing in Tennessee. Dr. Gray was...

From war to peace: a permanent solution to the Korean question.
March 1, 2007... This paper analyzes the efforts made by the international community for the independence and unification of Korea, the role of the United Nations in the process, and the prospects for Korean unification. Close attention is given to the result...

A Northeast Asian version of the Helsinki process.
March 1, 2007... North Korea's deteriorating human rights record has been neglected in peace talks in order to address its nuclear weapons program. However, the North Korean human rights issue is a major factor in instability in Northeast Asia. North Korea's...

Peacekeeping and global business in Northeast Asia.
March 1, 2007... In Northeast Asia, we should make the best use of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), enabling especially North and South Korea to become its partners for the economic development and peacekeeping of the region. The SCO, although...

North Korea requires long-term strategic relationship with the U.S.
March 1, 2007... Talks between U.S. and North Korean diplomats in New York in early March, on top of the Feb. 13, 2007 agreement in the six-party talks on initial actions for the implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement, represent meaningful...

The political economy of NGOs and human security.(non-governmental organizations)
March 1, 2007... This article reflects on the role played by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in furthering human security from the view of political economy. "Political economy" takes into account the economic, political, cultural and historical factors...

Peace through dialogue.
March 1, 2007... The paper investigates some major steps for achieving peace through a better knowledge of ourselves and of our neighbors. For a positive dialogue with people of other cultures and civilizations, we have to start listening to each other, never...

Development strategies for sub-Saharan Africa.
March 1, 2007... In this study various parameters of development are introduced. The attitudes as well as ethical behaviors (dharma) of leaders, administrators and business groups are analyzed and their consequences on development efforts are discussed. In view...

A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, the Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... A MOMENT OF CRISIS: JIMMY CARTER, THE POWER OF A PEACEMAKER, AND NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS Marion Creekmore, Jr., New York: Public Affairs, 2006 xxvi + 392 pages, $27.50 (cloth) Deja vu with North Korea and Iran ...

Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... WAGING NONVIOLENT STRUGGLE: 20TH CENTURY PRACTICE AND 21ST CENTURY POTENTIAL Gene Sharp Boston: Extending Horizons Books, Porter Sargent Publishers, Inc., 2005 598 pages with appendices and index, hard cover, $24.95. Dr. Gene...