Maintaining Stability in Northeast Asia Throughout the Reunification of Korea

<p>Although the Cold War is considered to have terminated in the early 1990s there is a region where the legacy of the Cold War is still remaining; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) or North Korea is a country which maintains a unique Communism and isolation policy. While North Korea is trying hard to grasp the initiative over the Korean Peninsula using the nuclear development card its poorly led economy has fallen into a desperate state; furthermore it has lost the support of the Soviet Union. North Korea is now considered to be on the eve of collapse. For more than 50 years reunification of Korea has been an issue desired by both Koreas but one that has never been realized due to totally different ideologies. However the possible collapse of North Korea has made the possibility of reunification more likely than at any other time in the past.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>