China 's Military Action Against North Korea

Kim Jongun, has mentioned before that he wants the world to look up to his strong country as a nuclear power, rather than just a mere country with multiple sanctions shouting big words. This in the past has led to various consequences from hegemonies all around the world who feel threatened by the implications of a young tyrant in charge of ICBMs. This is a clear example of the security dilemma in which the entire world, the anarchy that it is, has to control minor nations that strive for hegemony at the expense of the larger nations’ security and loss of leverage. Unfortunately, it seems that despite the clear warnings from the superior nations, the North Korean dictator has no interest in abiding by international rules and is far more fascinated with realist ideologies of projections of power.

North Korea, formally known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a relic of the Cold War and the world’s last remaining totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship. Arguably the most secretive state in the world, North Korea poses a unique set of challenges to the world, especially to its democratic and capitalist neighbor, South Korea, formally known as the Republic of Korea (ROK). As one of the last remnants of the Cold War era, North Korea remains an anomaly of the international system due to its unpredictable nature and disregard for international norms. With the recent bombardment of the South Korean Island of Yeongpyong and the sinking of the warship Cheonan, tensions between the two Koreas are at the lowest point since

The U.S. helped to divide the Korean peninsula at the end of World War II, and then waged war against North Korea in the 1950s. Although the U.S. signed a peace agreement rather than a peace treaty with North Korea after the war, its policy toward the country changed. Instead of trying to overthrow the North Korea government, the U.S. government adopted a policy of containing communism. During the 1980’s, associations between North Korea and the U.S. start to take on a new diplomatic form. North Korea’s nuclear weapons program had become a pressing international issue

Since the 1950’s North Korea has posed as dangerous threat to The United States and its allies. With North Korea development of Nuclear arms and its consistent hostile rhetoric and actions towards the United States. With the North Korea’s development of a long range ICBM, more now than ever the United States has been put into a position where its and many of its

In the article “Should the United take more aggressive action to prevent North Korea from building a nuclear arsenal?”, it explains how the power of possessing lethal weapons can affect international affairs, and this is a concern that U.S. wants to prevent a war. The article describes how this became an issue after the Korean War; U.S. tried to prevent communism to spread, so in order to do it, the Peninsula of Korea was divided in the 38th parallel, making North Korea communism and South Korea democrat supported by the U.S. Furthermore, the article argued about the nuclear arsenal that North Korea possess since the early 2000’s and U.S. tried to stop them to develop such weapon. In order to make them stop, U.S. and many other countries tries

The situation in North Korea has been tense for many years now, however Kim Jong-Un is upping the stakes and is ordering more and more missile tests and demonstrations of nuclear weapons. The increased frequency of these demonstrations, could be that North Korea is signaling that it is preparing for war, or it could be signaling that they have weapons and to not attack. North Korea in this case using its nuclear capabilities as deterrence to the United States.

The Korean peninsula has been a volatile area since the end of World War II. Today it is the last example of a single nation divided between two states, represents the longest division of ideologies, and is the archetype of enduring Cold War symptoms. Although small in size, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been the biggest obstacle to regional stability in Asia, its militant and hostile policies posing a threat not only to western aligned nations, but also to its former and present benefactors, Russia and China. This dangerous country represents a very important target for the United States’ Intelligence Community, an extremely difficult one to exploit, but one that cannot be ignored as North Korea’s ambitions

The future remains somewhat vague for Kim Jong-un and his current leadership as the Supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea. Foreign Policy scholars and analysts believe that he will fail to control his country which could lead to its inevitable collapse. If and when North Korea collapses the responsibilities will undoubtedly fall on the shoulders of the United States. Unfortunately many Americans are still feeling fatigued given the trillions that were spent on rebuilding Iraq during the war and the thousands of lives lost as a result of the War. If the United States was put into a position to intervene; the nation should not hesitate in building a consensus at home and an international coalition abroad in order to construct a proper strategy to avoid any possible mishandling’s (Harrington & Ramberg). It’s quite feasible given South Korea’s transition from an authoritarian regime into a democratic nation whose economy is highly industrialized. In 2013 the RAND Corporation commenced a study which examined the problems that could possibly arise if North Korea were to collapse in the not too distant future. In 2006 the South Korean defense ministry stated that defense policy experts in South Korea expect troop sizes to grow by as much as seven hundred thousand in the event that Kim Jong-un’s regime does collapse. In the fall of 2014 the RAND Corporation called for the United States to insert an additional two hundred and seventy troops to secure

This article informs the people of the actions of North Korea and how it affects the people in a harsh way. North Korea continues to build nuclear weapons and they do not care who disagrees. There are many nations who feel what North Korea is doing is wrong and believe that they should end their construction of deadly arms. Based on this article, North Korea has the potential of starting global outrage and chaos to the people of the

in concerned, the resumption of three-way talks also highlights willingness on the part of Japan and South Korea to engage with China. This effort to reduce the so-called ‘Asian paradox’— that is, the disparity between worsening political and security ties and increasing economic interdependence — reflects a common response of hedging against China’s rise. With the jury still out, on whether China is seeking to establish a new regional order, the best strategy at the disposal of regional countries remains to simultaneously balance against and engage with the rising power . The real issue for the U.S. is the trilateral agreements do not include North Korea and their nuclear program continues to go unchecked. If economic ties become so strong for the three core countries, their ability to use power politics to keep the north in check maybe in danger. China, potentially, is using the North Koreas nuclear program as a bargaining chip against the U.S. as it grows into an economic hegemon concerned over the U.S. pivot to

North Korea has been developing nuclear weapons and long range technology since the early 1980’s. North Korea has an unpredictable and erratic new leader, Kim Jung-un, the third since the communist takeover of the Northern part of the Korean peninsula. The most likely outcome to the question is that the Korean peninsula cannot become a nuclear free zone in the next five-years. There are some options to attempt to combat and control the situation in North Korea. Including:

North Korea reportedly developed nuclear weapons and believed it can reach the mainland United States with nuclear warheads. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has shown himself to be just as aggressive and dangerous as his father and grandfather, previous leaders of DPRK. As it is clear from actions, DPRK will continue to conduct additional confrontational acts in order to achieve its foreign policy goals. And

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) increase in the display of military force, including 30 ballistic missile tests within the last 16 months, reflect a growing sense of danger to East Asia. While the DPRK is economically dependent upon the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Kim Jong-un’s military ambitions have further strained the Sino-North Korean alliance. Starting in the 1950s, the PRC has economically and politically supported the DPRK, but upon Kim Jon-il’s 2009 nuclear weapons test, the PRC has shifted roles from supporter to punisher. This current relationship trend of the Sino-North Korean alliance may be used to predict and design for the possibility of Korean reunification or to economically strain the PRC. The

The United Nations Security Council's economic sanction against North Korea is a step forward in an attempt to convince North Korea that their present nuclear development policy is disfavored by the world community (Fackler). Unfortunately the sanctions imposed by the Security Council fall short of those recommended by the United States. Sanctions have historically been imposed when a state has domestically or internationally violated a code of conduct. In the case of North Korea this code of conduct is its attempt develop nuclear weaponry. In theory, the concept of sovereignty provides that every nation has the right to decide its own foreign and defense policy but, on occasion, the international community may determine that a particular nation's foreign or defense policy poses a threat. Under such circumstances, economic sanctions against said nation are considered. In light of the fact that sanctions have a poor record of convincing regimes such as North Korea to abandon high-priority policies it is highly unlikely that the economic sanctions will serve to have much impact on North Korea's decisions.

The theory of Realism provides reasons why North Korea has positioned the nuclear weapon debate at the centre of its policy. One of the fundamental assumptions of Realism is in fact that each state, embedded in an international order characterized by a condition of antagonism, attempt to pursue its