Comments on: The China-North Korea relationship http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/07/13/the-china-north-korea-relationship/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:53:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: thegoodbubba http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/07/13/the-china-north-korea-relationship/#comment-43491 thegoodbubba Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:13:54 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/07/13/the-china-north-korea-relationship/#comment-43491 Sonagi, I think you are perhaps misreading this. The author of the piece is not saying North Korea is creating stability, but instead is saying that is what the North claims they are doing. From a neo-realist perspective by making themselves and China stronger in comparison to the US that is what they are doing. To some extent it is the same theory as MAD. Again according to a neo realist perspective not neccisarily the perspective of someone from the center for non-proliferation studies Sonagi, I think you are perhaps misreading this. The author of the piece is not saying North Korea is creating stability, but instead is saying that is what the North claims they are doing. From a neo-realist perspective by making themselves and China stronger in comparison to the US that is what they are doing. To some extent it is the same theory as MAD. Again according to a neo realist perspective not neccisarily the perspective of someone from the center for non-proliferation studies

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/07/13/the-china-north-korea-relationship/#comment-43483 Sonagi Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:13:44 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/07/13/the-china-north-korea-relationship/#comment-43483 <blockquote cite=""> “The North Koreans are developing a much more realist approach to their foreign policy,” Pinkston says. “They’re saying imbalances of power are dangerous and the United States has too much power—so by increasing their own power they’re helping to balance out world stability. It’s neo-realism straight out of an International Relations textbook.”</blockquote> Ah, so the Norks launched the missiles towards Japan to help balance world stability. Peace through arms development. Truly ironic words from a man who works for a place called The Center for Non-proliferation Studies.

“The North Koreans are developing a much more realist approach to their foreign policy,” Pinkston says. “They’re saying imbalances of power are dangerous and the United States has too much power—so by increasing their own power they’re helping to balance out world stability. It’s neo-realism straight out of an International Relations textbook.”

Ah, so the Norks launched the missiles towards Japan to help balance world stability. Peace through arms development. Truly ironic words from a man who works for a place called The Center for Non-proliferation Studies.

]]> By: snow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/07/13/the-china-north-korea-relationship/#comment-43481 snow Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:08:31 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/07/13/the-china-north-korea-relationship/#comment-43481 "Most of the nations involved in the crisis will try to bring North Korea back to the Six-Party Talks." Who really thinks the six-party talks are ever going to happen? Seems that they're deader than a doornail at this point. Myabe they'll be on again if a Democrat gets in in 2008. Still won't change the fact that any agreement will likely be worthless. “Most of the nations involved in the crisis will try to bring North Korea back to the Six-Party Talks.”

Who really thinks the six-party talks are ever going to happen? Seems that they’re deader than a doornail at this point. Myabe they’ll be on again if a Democrat gets in in 2008. Still won’t change the fact that any agreement will likely be worthless.

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