The North Wind: North Korea's Response and Policy Towards the 2002 Presidential Election in South Korea

Abstract

On March 14, 2003, when the debate on the Special Prosecution Law Regarding the Money Transfer to the North was still under way, President Roh Moo-hyun announced that he would endorse the bill which had been passed by the National Assembly session attended only by the members of the opposition party, the Grand National Party, in late February 2003. The majority of the public involved in the debate, in particular those who supported President Roh during the election and the "sunshine policy" of former President Kim Dae-jung, were complacent about the possibility of President Rohs veto of the bill. Although there was some debate between the supporters and opponents of the bill within the ruling party, the New Millennium Democratic Party, a majority of the party members wanted President Roh to veto the bill. President Rohs endorsement of the bill brought disappointment to those who expected President Rohs veto.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1031463

Entities

People

  • Ryoo Kihl-jae

Organizations

  • Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Cooperation
  • Foreign Aid
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Korea
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Personality
  • Political Parties
  • Security
  • South Korea
  • United States
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting