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Expert
Available on North Korean Deal on Nuclear Arms and the
Impact on Northeast Asian Security
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North Korea agreed yesterday to end its nuclear weapons
program and accept International Atomic Energy Agency
safeguards in return for security, economic and energy
benefits including acknowledgment of its right to peaceful
use of nuclear energy. A day later North Korea jeopardized
the deal by announcing it would keep the weapons until
Washington provided civilian atomic reactors. The six
countries will meet again in November to work on the plan’s
details.
David Arase, an expert on Northeast Asia regional security
relations and economic cooperation, is available to discuss
this dramatic conclusion to the latest six-party talks as
well its potential impact on the region and U.S. policy.
A professor of politics at Pomona College, Arase has studied
the political relationships in the region and U.S.-East
Asian relations for more than 15 years. He is the editor of
Japan's Development Assistance (Routledge, 2005) and
The Challenge of Change: East Asia in the New Millennium,
Research Papers and Policy Studies, 44 (Institute of
East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley, 2003). He is also the
author of numerous chapters and peer-reviewed articles on
Japan’s influence in the region.
In 2004, Arase traveled through Korea and China giving
invited talks on the implications of the drawdown of U.S.
forces in Korea, economic cooperation between China and
Russia, and Northeast Asian economic cooperation. The trips
were funded by the U.S. State Department.
“A post-agreement Northeast Asia will be very different from
today,” notes Arase. Following are a few of Professor
Arase’s initial thoughts on this week’s developments:
“The agreement in principle is a step back from the brink.
But persuading North Korea to give up its right to nuclear
energy will be difficult for some important reasons. The US
promised to build a nuclear power plant in NK in 1994, and
its construction has been going for several years already.
North Korea has no oil and oil prices are getting too high
for NK to finance through exports. And, the U.S. is helping
India develop nuclear power plants even though India
violated the NPT and developed nuclear weapons.
“The U.S. is in a difficult position because of the timing
of the Iran nuclear power dispute. It cannot concede to
North Korea’s demands for a power plant while refusing to
recognize Iran’s right to do so. One possible compromise
might be to allow the power plants, but forbid uranium
enrichment in exchange for guaranteed supply and
reprocessing of uranium.”
Prof. Arase can be reach for comment at his office phone:
(909) 607-1211 or by email at David.Arase@pomona.edu, or
through the Pomona College Communications Office at (909)
621-8515. His resume can be viewed at
http://www.politics.pomona.edu/arase.html.
Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts
colleges, offers a comprehensive program in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its
hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between
students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for
student research. Visit Pomona College on the web at
www.pomona.edu. |
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