Ralph C Hassig
Biographic Data
| ID | 5771526 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ralph C Hassig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ralph C |
| FAMILY NAME | Hassig |
| SIGNATURE | HASSIG R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland Global Campus |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Korea Briefing
North Korea in 2009
During the first half of 2009, North Korea's relations with South Korea remained frozen, and its second nuclear test angered the entire international community. Beginning in August, the regime adopted a softer foreign policy line, while insisting that it would never give up its nuclear weapons
North Korea's Clash of Cultures
IntroductionAccording to Samuel Huntington's widely discussed thesis of the clash of civilizations, conflicts in the post-Cold War era will be driven by differences in culture rather than differences in political ideology.1 Today, North Korea is undergoing its own domestic clash of cultures; in fact, this is the country's second culture clash in modern times, and it may prove to be the beginning of the end for the Kim regime.We two authors are no…
The Twin Peaks of Pyongyang
North Korea's Nuclear Politics
Blessed with enormous military and economic power, Americans expect to find quick and effective solutions to whatever crises they encounter. For North Korea's Kim Jong-il, however, generating one crisis after another may be the best way to stay in power
The North Korean military as a security threat
North Korea
North Korea between Collapse and Reform
The misfortunes of the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) provide scant satisfaction to that nation's many critics. North Korea's economy faltered in the 1970s, declined in the 1980s, and collapsed in the 1990s. Recent visitors to the DPRK describe living conditions outside the capital of Pyongyang as medieval.1 Since the 1990 collapse of trade relations with the former Soviet bloc, and especially since 1995-when massive…
North Korea
North Korea between Collapse and Reform
The misfortunes of the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) provide scant satisfaction to that nation's many critics. North Korea's economy faltered in the 1970s, declined in the 1980s, and collapsed in the 1990s. Recent visitors to the DPRK describe living conditions outside the capital of Pyongyang as medieval.1 Since the 1990 collapse of trade relations with the former Soviet bloc, and especially since 1995-when massive…
North Korea between Collapse and Reform
The misfortunes of the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) provide scant satisfaction to that nation's many critics. North Korea's economy faltered in the 1970s, declined in the 1980s, and collapsed in the 1990s. Recent visitors to the DPRK describe living conditions outside the capital of Pyongyang as medieval.1 Since the 1990 collapse of trade relations with the former Soviet bloc, and especially since 1995-when massive…
The North Korean military as a security threat
North Korea
North Korea's Nuclear Politics
Blessed with enormous military and economic power, Americans expect to find quick and effective solutions to whatever crises they encounter. For North Korea's Kim Jong-il, however, generating one crisis after another may be the best way to stay in power
The Twin Peaks of Pyongyang
North Korea's Clash of Cultures
IntroductionAccording to Samuel Huntington's widely discussed thesis of the clash of civilizations, conflicts in the post-Cold War era will be driven by differences in culture rather than differences in political ideology.1 Today, North Korea is undergoing its own domestic clash of cultures; in fact, this is the country's second culture clash in modern times, and it may prove to be the beginning of the end for the Kim regime.We two authors are no…
North Korea in 2009
During the first half of 2009, North Korea's relations with South Korea remained frozen, and its second nuclear test angered the entire international community. Beginning in August, the regime adopted a softer foreign policy line, while insisting that it would never give up its nuclear weapons
Korea Briefing
Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic Sanctions and International Relations (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)