This book examines how North Korea has managed to weather an uncertain political future and catastrophic economic system since the end of the Cold War.
Virginie Grzelczyk is Lecturer in International Relations at Aston University, UK. Her research focuses on security relationships over the Korean Peninsula, with publications spanning the Six-Party Talks process, North Korea’s energy security dilemma, Korean identity in the context of reunification and the concept of crisis in Northeast Asia.
Chapter 1. Introduction: Why the Need to Re-evaluate North Korea?.- Chapter 2. Friends and Foes: An Orthodox Story.- Chapter 3. Nothing but Words? Rhetoric and Beyond.- Chapter 4. Securing Freedom.- Chapter 5. Navigating Interdependence.- Chapter 6. The DPRK and the Politics of Mainstreaming.- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Fostering Cooperation in a Multipolar World.