Denuclearizing North Korea: Why Engagement Works and Sanctions Fail

Abstract

Recognizing the severity of the DPRK security issue, how can the ROK/US alliance leverage foreign policy options to reduce the North Korean WMD threat and craft an effective strategy against North Korean nuclear weaponization? The ROK/US alliance should adopt a combined foreign policy of engagement with North Korea, motivating demilitarization thru diplomatic and economic incentives. Historically, the US and South Koreas collaborative engagement with North Korea is the only policy that slowed DPRK WMD advancements. Policies of confrontation, reliant on sanctions, are ineffective against a resilient North Korea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 27, 2023
Accession Number
AD1209701

Entities

People

  • Christpher D. Vucich

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Asia
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Commerce
  • Fissile Materials
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • South Korea
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.