International Journal on World Peace articles from September 2003

International Journal on World Peace archives from September 2003

The great powers in peaceful Korean reunification.
September 1, 2003... This article discusses the national interests of great powers surrounding the Korean peninsula, both in the process of the peaceful management of the status quo, and the transition to peaceful reunification of the two Koreas. Four contrasting...

North Korea is poised to cross the nuclear Rubicon: will the canary die in the mine?
September 1, 2003... The author argues that Kim Jong Il's game plan in Beijing includes a) treating the Chinese as a pro-American party at the talks, which he approaches as a two against one boxing match; b) giving both the PRC and the United States an advance...

China's policy toward North Korea.
September 1, 2003... The author examines the dilemma that North Korea poses for China. China is frustrated and embarassed by the behavior of the North Korean regime. The DPRKs unwillingness to join the rest of the world causes economic and security problems for...

A grand design for Northeast Asia.
September 1, 2003... Since North Korea revealed its plan to develop a nuclear arsenal and end a moratorium on ballistic missiles, tension in the peninsula are once again on a hair trigger and regional powers are on alert. The author argues that the powers in...

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a mosaic of insurgent groups.
September 1, 2003... This essay analyzes the role of insurgent groups in the anti-Kabila civil war in the Congo. The 1998 civil war was dominated by autonomous state players using rebel groups as proxies to achieve state's goals. Nonetheless, as the war dragged on,...

The future of peace in the twenty-first century.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... THE FUTURE OF PEACE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Nicholas Kittrie, Rodrigo Carazo, James Mancham Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2003 Paper, 1197 pages, $75.00 Nicholas Kittrie, Rodrigo Carazo, and James Mancham have...

Globalization and America since 1945.(Book Reviews)( Democracy, Morality, and the Search for Peace in America's Foreign Policy)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... GLOBALIZATION AND AMERICA SINCE 1945 D. Clayton Brown Scholarly Resources Inc., 2003 154 pp., Notes, Bib., Index, $65.00 cloth; $19.00 paper DEMOCRACY, MORALITY, AND THE SEARCH FOR PEACE IN AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY David...

Shrewd Sanctions: Statecraft and State Sponsors of Terrorism.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... SHREWD SANCTIONS: STATECRAFT AND STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM Meghan L. O'Sullivan Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution Press, 2003 424 pp., paper, $19.95 In Shrewd Sanctions: Statecraft and State Sponsors of Terrorism,...

Choose hope: your role in waging peace in the nuclear age.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... CHOOSE HOPE: YOUR ROLE IN WAGING PEACE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE David Krieger and Daisaku Ikeda Santa Monica, CA: Middleway Press, 2001 202 pp. "Hope does not just occur. It is a conscious choice, an act of will. One must choose...