This book provides a thorough historical overview of U.S. and U.N. sanctions against North Korea since 1950. Several essays propose ways to make such sanctions more politically effective while limiting their harmful humanitarian consequences. The book also discusses the impact of the newest, six-nation agreement signed in February 2007 which would shut down North Koreas nuclear facility in return for economic aid and a security guarantee.

This book examines North Korea's survival strategy and practical solutions to a fifty-year nuclear standoff through a series of essays written by thirteen of the world's foremost scholars and leading experts on strategy, economics, and international relations. The Survival of North Korea, edited by Kim, Roehrig, and Seliger, is essential reading for anyone interested in peace in Northeast Asia. The book will be invaluable in helping policy-makers, diplomats, politicians, researchers, and other North Korea watchers to understand the three closely related issues about North Korea: (1) why North...