North Korea

Mark Bowden attempts to answer whether there is a clear way of dealing with North Korea in his article. He begins by discussing North Korea’s advances in their nuclear warfare program and how it has impacted the United States. In the past the United States has tried to control North Korea by threatening them as well as relying on China to intervene when tensions arise, and committing cyber sabotage. Due to North Korea paying little to no attention to these warnings, the United States is being…

The country of North Korea has been a very curious subject for the people of the United States countless other governments in power throughout the world. Many factors of North Korea have remained a secret over the last few decades, but some have become more open over time to the outside world. The United States and North Korea are both made up of an extreme difference in views within the power of government and also policies that follow their rule, but surprisingly share common virtues that…

North Korea’s nuclear capabilities, large standing military, and history of oppression make them the greatest future threat to the United States. North Korea’s (NK) nuclear missile capabilities pose a serious threat to U.S. citizens worldwide. NK has leadership willing to employ these weapons. Their large standing military is capable of fighting a conventional war with the U.S. and its allies. North Korea’s history of oppression under Japanese colonial rule has made them suspicious, volatile…

North Korea is a country that the U.S. has been at odds with for decades. Today, with North Korea’s recent nuclear tests and threats against the U.S. and its allies, and President Trump’s intolerance for North Korea; the conflict between the two nations has escalated to precarious levels. Many claiming the world is on the brink of WWIII and nuclear warfare. In the U.S.’ position, what should they do under this situation? The answer to this question is to declare war on North Korea. Engaging in…

North Korea’s Desire for Nuclear Weapons Political Science 370-International Conflict Jacob Schmitt Abstract As we consider the possibility of North Korea obtaining more advanced nuclear weapons while also becoming more vocal about their desire to use them in influencing global politics, we ask ourselves, “Why nuclear? Why a sudden surge of activity in North Korea?”. To understand this sudden assertion by North Korea, it is important to consider the historical context of this conflict…

The issue of political violence is an important subject within politics across the globe. We face political violence within our own country, such as police brutality. North Korea has had history of being victim to political violence while on the other hand Iceland has very low violence levels at all. I will be exploring why North Korea struggles with political violence and how it affects political freedom and general equality within the state in comparison to Iceland. Iceland has historically…

Religion in North Korea and China? Censorship is a hard thing to explain and why people would censor religion is just crazy. Certain countries will censor everything and not let them use the internet or talk to people outside of their country to learn about, or even hear about things going on in the world. North Korea will not let people who live there use the internet, because they do not want people who live there to find out how it is to live in other places. Also, somethings North Korea are…

April 15, 2017, the North Korean government launched a missile test which failed just seconds after being deployed. The weekend of April 15 became extremely tense internationally, especially between the United States and North Korea. The United States had the fear North Korea would be testing not only ballistic missiles but conducting nuclear tests. The United States government has been on its toes speculating that North Korea will begin launching its sixth nuclear-weapons test soon. The United…

The living conditions of North Korea are very controlled. George Orwell’s 1984 is a novel that is very similar to the reality of North Korea. Orwell’s vision of Oceania involved almost complete control over the people with absolute compliance, which is strangely similar to the ruling system North Korea is currently using. There are many similar examples of concepts such as the Ministry of Love and thoughtcrime. In 1984, there are many examples of Big Brother using power over citizens to achieve…

will regard this suggestion as worthy of your attention, and that you will take into consideration some of these ideas regarding the potential upcoming summit with North Korea. In my vast research regarding North Korea, I have discovered a pattern of what I like to call “Strategic Isolationist Brinkmanship”: a policy where North Korea frequently extends a fake olive branch in order to invite potential talks of peace, and then shortly afterwards retracts it and returns to their sadistic and…