Introduction to International Politics
Foreign Event Analysis
| Locale | ![[]](http://www.kvasaheim.com/flags/flag15-kp.png "Flag of Korea (North)") | Korea (North) |
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| Title |
Out with the Inspectors, In with the Nukes
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| Summary |
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, has formally announced the banning of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from monitoring the nuclear facility in Yongbyong. This formal declaration has been just another step towards the PDRK backing out of a disarmament agreement made during the Six Party Talks held last October which involved the five world powers: United States, China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea.
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| Analysis |
The banning of the United Nations’ IAEA by North Korea is a very irrational move on the state’s part. North Korea was participating in an agreement and close talks with the five main powers in the world. These discussions had let to a disarmament arrangement and in return much foreign aid from the powers. The United Nations, representing the countries of the world, had sent these inspectors to monitor the facilities and make sure North Korea was following through with the agreement. With the formal expulsion of the inspectors from the facilities, it now leaves grave concerns over the advancement of North Korea in its nuclear research.
North Korea is a very economically challenged state. It relies heavily on foreign aid and its trade with any country, other than China, is virtually non-existent. The talks with the five world powers and involvement with the world organization, United Nations, allowed North Korea to be more closely connected with these other countries and made apart of an expanding world system. These agreements were helping the North Korean state function much more efficiently, at least in terms of opening up dialogue with the rest of the world and by receiving greater amounts of aid for its people. Peace was being achieved by North Korean involvement and participation in the disarmament talks, now they risk severing these ties and losing the absolute gains they were receiving.
It would behoove the state of North Korea to enter back into dialogue with the world powers to once again bring about more stability in the region. First, North Korea must allow the IAEA inspectors to enter into these facilities once again to show the willingness of North Korea in involving themselves in international organizations and following through on international diplomacy. | |
| Perspective |  | Liberal |
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| Submitted | October 10, 2008 at 11:06 am | |
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