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North Korea restarted its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon and expelled IAEA inspectors in December 2002. In coping with the North Korean challenge, the Bush administration initially devised a plan to apply an increased international diplomatic isolation and economic pressure on North Korea, called ‘tailored containment.’ Washington’s preoccupation with a possible war against Iraq, however, has limited U.S. options in dealing with North Korea. Consequently, the U.S. stressed the primacy of diplomacy to resolve the crisis. At the six-party talks, North Korea demanded a non-aggression pact, political normalization, and economic aid in return for the dismantling of its nuclear weapon program; The U.S. urged the North to take a first step for a complete and verifiable dismantlement of its nuclear program. The six-party talks laid a foundation to maintain the dialogue momentum, but the U.S. and North Korea failed to narrow their differences. Disappointed by the Bush administration’s ineffective North Korean policy, liberal and conservative intellectuals suggest their policy recommendations respectively. The divergent recommendations suggested by these intellectuals can be arranged broadly into two contending options: negotiated settlement and regime change.
North Korea restarted its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon and expelled IAEA inspectors in December 2002. In coping with the North Korean challenge, the Bush administration initially devised a plan to apply an increased international diplomatic isolation and economic pressure on North Korea, called ‘tailored containment.’ Washington’s preoccupation with a possible war against Iraq, however, has limited U.S. options in dealing with North Korea. Consequently, the U.S. stressed the primacy of diplomacy to resolve the crisis. At the six-party talks, North Korea demanded a non-aggression pact, political normalization, and economic aid in return for the dismantling of its nuclear weapon program; The U.S. urged the North to take a first step for a complete and verifiable dismantlement of its nuclear program. The six-party talks laid a foundation to maintain the dialogue momentum, but the U.S. and North Korea failed to narrow their differences. Disappointed by the Bush administration’s ineffective North Korean policy, liberal and conservative intellectuals suggest their policy recommendations respectively. The divergent recommendations suggested by these intellectuals can be arranged broadly into two contending options: negotiated settlement and regime change.
