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<FONT SIZE=7 COLOR="#ff0000"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><B>ASIAN GEOPOLITICS
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This site is maintained by <A HREF="Mailto:tim@timbeal.net.nz">Tim Beal </A> as a repository of links to articles, mainly on geopolitics, with a focus on Asia, particularly Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).<BR>
It was previously entitled DPRK-NORTH Korea and was hosted by Victoria University of Wellington until my retirement.
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<TD WIDTH="75%" VALIGN="CENTER"><LEFT> Books by Tim Beal on Korean issues:

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 <LI><A HREF= http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745331621&
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Crisis in Korea: America, China, and the Risk of War
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<LI><A HREF=CiK_Pamphlet.pdf><B>Foreword and table of contents</A>
<LI><A HREF=http://plutopress.wordpress.com/?s=beal>Tim Beal’s Pluto blogs</A>
<LI><A HREF= http://www.timbeal.net.nz/Crisis_in_Korea/><B>Updates, appendices, reviews</A>

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Available from good bookshops worldwide, such as <A HREF=http://www.apandtea.co.uk/index.html>Arthur Probsthain’s in London</A>, from <A HREF=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crisis-Korea-America-China-Risk/dp/0745331629/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319619200&sr=1-1>Amazon,</A> or direct from the publisher and agents:
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<LI><A HREF=http://www.plutobooks.com/promo_thanks.asp?CID=PLUBEAL><B>Direct from Pluto</B> </A>
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<LI><A HREF= http://palgravemacmillan.com.au/palgrave/onix/isbn/9780745331621><B>Australia and NZ</B> </A>
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<LI><A HREF= http://us.macmillan.com/CRISISINKOREA><B> United States</B> </A>
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<LI><A HREF=NKSAAP_general.htm><B>
North Korea: The Struggle against American Power
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Pluto Press, 2005

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<A HREF=http://sites.google.com/site/nzdprksociety/><B>NZ-DPRK Society
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The official website of the NZ-DPRK Society, working to increase awareness, understanding and contact  between the people 
of New Zealand and the DPRK

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<TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <CENTER> <A HREF="NK_SK.htm "><B>ROK & Inter-Korean</B></A>  </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER>  <A HREF="NK_US_16.htm"><B>USA</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <CENTER> <A HREF="NK_NZ.htm"><B>NZ</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_china16.htm"><B>China </B></A> </TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_euro.htm"><B>Europe, Australia, Canada</B></A></TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <CENTER> <A HREF="NK_japan.htm"><B>Japan</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER>  <A HREF="NK_russia.htm"><B>Russia</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_gen.htm"><B>General foreign relations & UN </B></A> </TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_food.htm"><B> Food Supply and Aid </B></A></TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <CENTER> <A HREF="NK_econ.htm"><B>Economy, Trade and Business</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER>  <A HREF="NK_S&T.htm"><B> Softwar, Cyberwar, Education, S&T </B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_tour.htm"><B>Sports and Tourism</B> </A> </TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_paper.htm"><B>Papers & Commentaries</B></A></TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <CENTER> <A HREF="NK_doco.htm"><B>Documentation</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER>  <A HREF="NK_links.htm"><B>Links</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_semin.htm"><B>Seminars, films, and books</B></A> </TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="NK_misc16.htm"><B>Domestic DPRK</B></A></TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> <CENTER> <A HREF=" NK_india16.htm "> <B>South Asia</B> </A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER>  <A HREF="NK_nuke.htm"> <B>Satellite and Nuclear issues</B></A> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"><CENTER> <A HREF="US_world.htm "> <B>World issues</B> </A> </TD>
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<LI><A HREF=" NK_about.htm "> <B>About this site</B>
<LI><A HREF=Counterfeiting.htm> Counterfeiting
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Incomplete dossier on counterfeiting and BDA issues, only updated infrequently and incompletely</FONT>
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<A HREF="pyr_index.html"><B>Pyongyang Report</A></B>
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A periodic newsletter first published in 1999 but now regretfully discontinued because of other commitments
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Some recent articles
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https://www.nknews.org/2016/09/fallout-s-korea-as-collateral-damage-in-u-s-struggle-with-china/><B>

Fallout: S. Korea as collateral damage in U.S.’ struggle with China
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THAAD and the South China Sea ruling shift Chinese attitudes, raising concerns in the South
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NK News

September 14th, 2016
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http://www.zoominkorea.org/shenanigans-in-the-south-china-sea-implications-for-korea/><B>

Shenanigans in the South China Sea – Implications for Korea
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Zoom in Korea, Aug 16, 2016 
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http://www.zoominkorea.org/the-dangerous-year-2017-part-2/><B>

The Dangerous Year, 2017 – Part 2
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Zoom in Korea Jul 28, 2016
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http://www.zoominkorea.org/the-dangerous-year-2017-part-1/><B>

The Dangerous Year, 2017 – Part 1
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A look ahead at US Korea policy after the election

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Zoom in Korea 20 July, 2016 
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https://www.nknews.org/2016/05/wendy-sherman-hints-at-hillary-clintons-korea-policy/><B>

Wendy Sherman hints at Hillary Clinton’s Korea policy
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Sherman may be the next secretary of state and her speech suggests 2017 may be a dangerous year
 

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NK News May 19th, 2016
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http://kpolicy.org/looking-in-the-right-direction-establishing-a-framework-for-analysing-the-situation-on-the-korean-peninsula-and-much-more-besides-2/><B>

Looking in the right direction: Establishing a framework for analysing the situation on the Korean Peninsula (and much more besides)
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Korean Policy Institute 
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April 23, 2016
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https://www.nknews.org/2016/02/north-korean-satellites-and-rocket-science/><B>

North Korean satellites and rocket science
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Deconstructing the hysteria over the satellite launch that now appears imminent
 
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NK News February 3rd, 2016


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http://www.nknews.org/2016/01/the-north-korean-threat-the-myth-and-its-makers/><B>

The North Korean threat – the myth and its makers
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Stories of Pyongyang’s relative military capability are much exaggerated – for a variety of reasons
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NK News January 21st, 2016
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https://www.nknews.org/2016/01/the-myth-of-the-north-korean-threat/><B>

The myth of the North Korean threat
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A military balance between North and South – despite the uncertainties the evidence is overwhelming
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NK News January 13th, 2016
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http://www.nknews.org/2015/08/from-pilgrimage-to-profit-n-koreas-search-for-tourism-revenue/><B>


From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue
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Opening of new terminal at Sunan airport a new step in tourism infrastructure – but will tourists come?


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NK News August 26th, 2015
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Trifecta.pdf><B>

Will North Korea make Obama’s trifecta? Don’t bet on it
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Obama’s moves to improve relations with Cuba, Iran lead to speculation that North Korea may be next
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NK News 9 June, 2015
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http://www.nknews.org/2015/04/north-korea-and-singapore-two-families-two-nations/><B>


North Korea and Singapore: Two families, two nations
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The Kims, the Lees and the curious parallels between a leader eulogized and a nation demonized
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NK News, April 6th, 2015
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http://www.nknews.org/2015/03/the-interview-as-anti-north-korean-propaganda/><B>


‘The Interview’ as anti-North Korean propaganda
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As subversive propaganda, attention-grabbing Sony-produced movie flops
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NK News March 9th, 2015
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http://www.nknews.org/2015/01/the-sony-hack-a-brave-new-world-of-cyber-confusion/><B>


The Sony hack: A brave new world of cyber confusion
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The U.S. government narrative blaming North Korea faces an unprecedented level of scrutiny from experts

<BR> NK News January 16th, 2015
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http://www.nknews.org/2014/11/what-was-panetta-thinking/><B>


What was Panetta thinking?
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Former U.S. defense secretary's revelations about going nuclear raise disquieting questions
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NK News, November 20th, 2014
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Beal_German_fantasy2b.pdf><B>

Jackpot Unification and dangers of fantasies of collapse and the ‘German Solution’
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Korean Quarterly, Summer, 2014
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http://www.nknews.org/2014/09/engagement-and-its-geopolitical-context/><B>


Engagement and its geopolitical context
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Consider assymetrical power relationship when broaching U.S., N. Korean dialogue
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NK News 10 September 2014
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http://www.nknews.org/2014/09/engaging-with-engagement-preferring-to-talk-only-to-god/><B>


Engaging with engagement: Preferring to talk only to God
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It’s not just North Korea; U.S. has long history of not talking things out with opponents
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NK News 8 September 2014
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http://www.nknews.org/2014/07/the-great-illusion-south-korean-version/><B>


The Great Illusion – South Korean version
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Park Geun-hye talks of ‘peaceful unification’ but her actions belie a peaceful process
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NK News 30 July 2014

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http://www.nknews.org/2014/06/the-transformation-of-the-nuclear-weapons-calculus/><B>


The transformation of the nuclear weapons calculus
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Why North Korea’s Byungjin policy makes good sense, but has a sting in the tail
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NK News 19 June 2014
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<LI><A HREF=
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Why won’t the U.S. negotiate with North Korea?
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Would another nuclear test make Obama's strategy more proactive?
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NK News 25 May 2014
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http://www.nknews.org/2014/04/the-contradictions-of-dresden/><B>


The contradictions of Dresden
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Park’s position on joint military drills, denuclearization doom her proposal
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NK News 25 April 2014
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