Publication

This monograph scrutinizes and refutes two prevailing academic-cum-policy approaches to the North Korean nuclear question: the use of coercive tools, and engaging the Korean people with the hope that they will gain enough power to transform North Korea into a democratic, nuclear-free country. The author argues that neither of these can provide any meaningful solution to the North Korean nuclear question. Instead, the author suggests that engaging the regime in Pyongyang and forgoing endeavors to forcefully push democracy in North Korea are inseparable prerequisites to a peaceful and lasting solution.