Both the Soviet Union and North Korea are weaker and declining nations compared to the US and South Korea, so that it is logically or empirically wrong to argue that such weaker states had windows of ...opportunity. Here, Hwang argues that it is largely because scholars give too much emphasis to the offensive intentions of weaker states and often ignore the balance of power among nations that they support the theory of windows of opportunity of weaker states. Either explicitly or implicitly, their arguments depend on the assumption about revisionist states and imply that weaker states may attack their stronger opponents if they have revisionist aims.
Although Cold War propaganda is now the subject of close scholarly scrutiny, the main method by which it was communicated – language – has been overlooked. The Malayan Emergency illustrates how the ...British government grappled with the issue of political terminology within the broader context of anti-communist propaganda. This article will analyse the use of political language; the change from ‘bandit’ to ‘communist terrorist’; and the problems of delineating the Malayan from the international audience.
Schraeder examines the rise and evolution of US-French competition in francophone Africa. This case is indicative of the mergence of a cold peace in which the great powers struggle for economic ...supremacy in the highly competitive economic environment of the post-cold war.
Since last year's breakthrough Sep 19 Joint Statement, the North Korean nuclear issue has drawn considerable attention in the international community. The historical origin of the North Korean ...nuclear issue can be traced to both the immediate aftermath of World War II, which led to the division of the Korean peninsula, and the Cold War. In any kind of engagement strategy, the first and only viable step is always dialogue. The Sep 19 Joint Statement, itself a product of dialogue, has already provided all the parties in the region with the framework for engagement. Paragraph Four of the statement stipulates that the Six Parties are committed to joint efforts for lasting peace and stability in Northeast Asia. Now a full-fledged democracy with a thriving market economy, the Republic of Korea aspires to strengthen the United Nations as a preeminent institution of multilateralism that can live up to the growing expectations of the global era.
