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The Korean Peninsula: Threats and Opportunities

... programme and its economic relations with South Korea have been increasingly in the focus of attention of both of policy-makers and business circles. Dr. Alexander Vorontsov, head of the Korea and Mongolia Section at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, offer his views here. How would you describe the current state of North Korea’s nuclear programme? Is there any hope in the short or long run of the Korean nuclear issues being resolved? On the one hand, the current status of the North Korean nuclear programme is rather uncertain. It is, however, also clear that its nuclear programme ...

20.05.2014

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Pyongyang’s Mood Swings

... rhetoric, declaring a new state of war with South Korea and threatening its enemies with the thermonuclear catastrophe. Recently North Korea have toned down its verbal threats and indicated that it wants peace treaty with South Korea. In this interview Dr.... ... his insights on the sudden change in North Korea’s behavior, policies of regional actors towards it and the role that Russia could play in resolving the tension on Korean Peninsula. Interviewee : Richard Weitz , Director of the Center for Political-Military ...

03.07.2013

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)