Gause, Ken E. <br/><br/>
North Korean civil-military trends :  military-first politics to a point / 
 Military-first politics to a point 
Ken E. Gause. 
 - [Carlisle Barracks, PA] :  Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,  2006. 
 - vii, 61 p. :  charts, map ;  23 cm. 
 - Demystifying North Korea ;  3 .
<br/><br/> "September 2006." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-61). 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1584872578 9781584872573 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006470276 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Kim, Chæong-il, 1942- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Korea (North). Chosæon Inmin®gun --Political activity.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil-military relations--Korea (North)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Korea (North)--Politics and government--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS935.31  / .G38 2006 U413.A66  / D274 2006