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Lincoln University, PA – Dr. Anthony DiFilippo, professor of sociology at Lincoln University, has had his latest book, entitled US-Japan-North Korean Security Relations: Irrepressible Interests, published by Routledge simultaneously in London and New York in August.
Following is a description of the book that appears on the publisher’s website:
“This book examines the major security and related issues between the United States, Japan and North Korea (officially, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK).”
“The central purpose of the book is to objectively analyze the policymaking processes of Washington, Tokyo and Pyongyang with respect to the DPRK’s nuclear weapons and other important security issues, and ultimately to provide practical ways to improve the security environment in Northeast Asia. Ongoing security-related issues include nuclear missile testing by the DPRK; its removal from the U.S. list of states sponsoring terrorism, and the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents that occurred during the 1970s and 1980s. Unlike other books, which typically take the position that North Korea is a rogue state run by an irrational, belligerent and autocratic leader, this book reveals the fundamentals of Pyongyang’s security concerns in the region.”
According to Professor DiFilippo, much of the data for the book resulted from interviews and meetings he had with officials and other knowledgeable people in Japan and North Korea. In January 2009, Professor DiFilippo was invited by the Korean Association of Social Scientists to visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) – a very rare opportunity for an American, since technically the United States is still at war with the DPRK. Professor DiFilippo points out that while in North Korea he was able to meet with a number of well-informed individuals who provided him with a description and analysis of the security problems they see confronting their government in recent years, but particularly since the time of the administration of George W. Bush.
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