My 10,000-word report on North Korea was recently published by Congressional Quarterly Press:
North Korea
Is the country a growing
threat
to
global security?
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By: Robert Kiener
Publisher: CQ Press, 2024
Introduction
Since
coming to power in 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has built up his
nation's nuclear and conventional military capabilities, leading some experts
to fear he may be considering attacking South Korea. After multiple failed
attempts to normalize relations with South Korea and the United States, Kim's
increasingly aggressive and militant regime has turned to Russia, China and
other “anti-imperialist” states for military, economic and geopolitical support
in what many see as an effort to reshape the regional security environment in
the North's favor. Although the United Nations and individual countries have
imposed sanctions on North Korea to convince the country to abandon its nuclear
weapons program, the secretive and autocratic state has managed to bypass those
restrictions via increasingly sophisticated cybercrime attacks and weapons
sales that violate those restrictions. Meanwhile, citizens of the repressive,
long-shuttered “Hermit Kingdom” are suffering from a faltering economy that has
resulted in widespread hunger and a long list of human rights abuses.
CQ Report here