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North Korean civil-military trends : military-first politics to a point / Ken E. Gause.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Demystifying North Korea ; 3Publication details: [Carlisle Barracks, PA] : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2006.Description: vii, 61 p. : charts, map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1584872578
  • 9781584872573
Other title:
  • Military-first politics to a point
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS935.31 .G38 2006
  • U413.A66 D274 2006
Online resources: Electronic version also available on the SSI website.Summary: Civil-military relations is one of the most challenging dimensions to deal with regarding North Korea. Since 1998, Pyongyang's foremost policy has been declared as "military-first." While experts debate the precise meaning and significance of this policy, considerable consensus exists that it gives the leading role to the Korean People's Army (KPA). Hence, military leaders in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are very powerful and influential figures. Who are they? What kind of power and influence do these leaders wield, and how do they exert it? How do KPA leaders interact with dictator Kim Jong Il and their civilian counterparts? Mr. Ken Gause sets out to answer these questions in this monograph.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) DS935.31 .G38 2006 | U413.A66 D274 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 1 Available 00000056609

"September 2006."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-61).

Civil-military relations is one of the most challenging dimensions to deal with regarding North Korea. Since 1998, Pyongyang's foremost policy has been declared as "military-first." While experts debate the precise meaning and significance of this policy, considerable consensus exists that it gives the leading role to the Korean People's Army (KPA). Hence, military leaders in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are very powerful and influential figures. Who are they? What kind of power and influence do these leaders wield, and how do they exert it? How do KPA leaders interact with dictator Kim Jong Il and their civilian counterparts? Mr. Ken Gause sets out to answer these questions in this monograph.

Electronic version also available on the SSI website.

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