The collapse of the North Korean regime would result in major political, social, and economic changes in the peninsula, and across the globe. Kim Jong-Un should be kept in his position of power, only if he can be persuaded to convert the country from isolated communist into an open Constitutional monarchy. This change would be far superior to just assassinating Jong-Un, as the latter would leave a power vacuum that could be filled by a worse party that would utilize Korea’s nuclear arsenal to attack the West. Another idea by a few would be to seize power from Kim Jong-Un and just reunite the two Korea’s. The problem with this idea is that the two countries have vastly different economic situations. The difference in the income per person is …show more content…
This is due to his predecessor not letting IAEA inspectors acquire a full scope of the country’s nuclear program, which includes proof that the obtained plutonium wasn’t being incorporated in warheads. Before long, he rolled ahead and expelling the inspectors while plans for reopening a plutonium reprocessing plant were underway (Norris & Kristensen, 2005). Thereupon in 2009 after readmitting inspectors, Kim Jong-Il expelled inspectors yet again and informed the IAEA that the nuclear program would be resuming (Landler, 2009). This was a horrible, terrible move on the leader’s part. North Korea was well on its way to being view in a positive light again until they expelled inspectors on two different occasions. Essentially all of the aid they were receiving at the time was cut, which was a devastating blow to the country as it still hadn’t recovered from the famines in the late 1980’s early 1990’s. Now his son, Kim Jong-Un, has more or less been screwed over as now he has inherited power from his father’s mistakes of their nuclear program and the lack of foreign …show more content…
The aftermath of such a death could quite possibly be comparable to the death of Alexander the Great. His death resulted in several parties, especially those who commanded large portions of Alexander’s armies, struggling to fill the void of Alexander’s death. That resulted in a multitude of years that consisted of in-fighting within the once mighty empire. Now, imagine the same situation, just with the possibility of nuclear warheads pointed at South Korea, Japan, and, quite possibly, the United States. There would be generals who would commandeer the military bases and stockpiles plus any other country trying to fill this power vacuum. This would result in an assortment of tiny “Empires” throughout the Korean peninsula all fighting for control. So to add another hypothetical into this paragraph, put the United States right next to China and/or Russia in this fight. Something like this could transition a fight from South-East Asia all the way to a global scale. Should everything pan out like this, it could be the start of a third world
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
There has been many assumptions about a North Korean war with the United States and even though nothing has happened yet we should all be prepared for what can happen. The United States getting involved with North Korea would be catastrophic because there would be several deaths. According to an article written by John Haltiwanger,“ The last time the U.S. and North Korea went to war- from 1950 to 1953- it’s estimated roughly because 2.5 million Korean people lost their lives. So imagine how many more people will die if we were to go to war and if there were to be a war the U.S. would be sending a strong message to North Korea because this would show that they would go through anything to protect their country and that they will fight for what they believe is right. War would not be the best idea because innocent people will be affected by it. Both United States and North Korea would be wasting a lot of money on this war. Not only that but also a war with the type of nuclear weapons that North Korea will use can lead to the end of the world. Meaning that there could be a global nuclear war.
In “Does North Korea Have the H-Bomb?,” Patricia Smith informs the readers about North Korea’s latest nuclear test and the country’s history. Kim Jong Un alarmed the world when he revealed that his nation had detonated a hydrogen bomb which would signify an increased risk. While the test may not have been a hydrogen bomb, it signified the threat North Korea poses to the world and proof that the country is working on advancing its weapons. The conflict between the United States and North Korea began when the Soviet Union established a communist regime in North Korea and the U.S. controlled the South. While South Korea developed into a democratic and high-tech country, North Korea developed into a communist country and a repressive regime. Furthermore,
The general argument made by Harry J. Kazianis in his work , “The North Korea Nightmare”, is that North Korea chose to isolate themselves thinking that is better for their country but in reality it is not . He writes “there is only one thing that is clear: Tensions on the Korean peninsula are only going to get worse”. In this passage , Kazianis is suggesting that Kim Jong Un is not doing a great job running his country and is causing his country to become isolated from the other countries . Kim enjoys flaunting around his new weapons .”Every time Kim tests a new weapons system — or decides to parade them down the street — the world goes into a panic.” This shows that Kim enjoys the reactions of other countries causing mass destruction and contemplating
In present, Kim Jong Un in North Korea has been ruling the country with suppression possessing much darker ambition. Since Kim Jong Un wanted more authority he has killed anyone who has threatened his power, even his uncle. As a consequence, citizens of North Korea are facing difficulties such as starvation and cold
Kim Jong-un is the present leader of North Korea who took the full power of the country being still young, but for his father he was the most prepared of his descendance. He took over in a country in poverty, with a high military preparation and especially well-developed nuclear weapon technology. At the same time, Kim Jong-un has made history in his territory and is seen as a leader that is willing to improve the population’s needs, including the economic.
The tensions between the US and DPRK have reached a point that the only viable outcomes are either War or Regime change in the DPRK. The policy adopted by the DPRK of nuclear blackmail and bombastic military threats leave little option for anything more. Under Kim Jong-un the DPRK has become emboldened. The DPRK has leveraged its ability to survive sanctions at the expense of its citizen to only in turn use it as a catalyst to secure international aid. There is very little options given a state that behaves as recklessly as the DPRK given its track record throughout
North Korea appears on the international stage as a country existing beyond the world we all know. It isolates its citizens from the rest of international community and does not obey any rules determined by international law, but requires respect and recognition. Moreover, North Korea is one of the countries that remains aggressive towards its neighbors and applies various terrorist techniques, i.e. illegal contraband, political terror and mass abductions of other countries’ citizens in its foreign policy. The reasons for which the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) behaves so unpredictably and irrationally are diversified. First of all, the DPRK as a country is managed very irrationally – regimes of Kim Il-sung and
North Korea is part of eastern Asia. Made up of mostly mountains, as well as hills; it contains many valleys, also having wide coastal plains. The climate in North Korea has been described as having arid winters, as well as mild summers. The winters are a result of winds blowing in from Siberia. During an economic crash, North Korea had lost a lot of forestation, as a result North Korea created a program, and the goal is to plant trees. An estimation has shown that 40% of the forestation is missing.
After the passing of Kim Jon II in December of 2011 and sanctions placed against North Korea, there is mounting evidence his son, Kim Jong-un is continuing where his father left off with North Korea’s nuclear proliferation. Kim Jon-un and his regime have possibly not only reopened nuclear facilities, but are currently expanding nuclear and missile sites. There is also evidence he and his regime are doing nuclear and long range missile testing. North Korea and its nuclear and long range missile testing has been shrouded in mystery for years. There is a lot of speculation as to the purpose of Kim Jong-un seeking nuclear proliferation. Kim Jong-un has been constantly
The negotiations talking on the nuclear threaten and the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula has recently shaped the agenda of North Korean system of international relations, thus affecting the patterns of foreign policy of the DPRK. This issue has gained such a priority to lead to the establishment of the 6PT experiment, thus proving to stand at the core of the debate on the stability and safety debate in the Northeast Asia region.
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.
Kim Jong Il is the son of the previous ruler of North Korea and was destined for the spot at the top. North Korean citizens are struggling to live as a repercussion of his actions. They are dying of starvation and sickness while he continues to do things to threaten their well-being. While failing to notice the struggles of his country, “Kim continued his father’s “military first” mandate,” ("5 Things the World Hated about Kim Jong Il") Not only are the people of his country being threatened, multiple other countries are feeling the stress of his behavior.
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
Each culture has been altered extensively, so much that they appear unrecognizable to the society they once reflected. The psychological damage done by anti-American propaganda instilled in the north will be most challenging to reverse for generations of Koreans. Once North Korea is no longer isolated from the rest of the world, they will begin to realize the hostile regime they were once subjugated under. With the Kim family losing its governing strength along with an inability to project strong leadership, it will not be long before North Korea finds itself in the midst of a regime change. This will give the south an opportunity to initiate an operation to regain control of the north, and reunite its peoples under a singular nation once