GlobalStudies06

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• 1    globalspartan // Jan 8, 2007 at 6:03 pm

  1. In my words the author’s thesis statement is that North Koreas nuclear weapon capability is a problem for many countries such as the United States, South Korea, China, Russia and Japan. These countries have to be willing to work together to overcome the strength of North Koreas weapons and work on strategizing.
  2. The author argues the U.S. needs to change its course. The two recommendations that make sense to me are “Washington must take the lead and begin to sketch out the range of specific contributions that it and other concerned parties can and should make to a multilateral settlement”(Moltz and Quinones 138). This recommendation makes sense because the United States needs to have a clear plan of what they are willing to do and what steps they must take. The other recommendation that made most sense to me was “it needs to convene real talks, including multilateral discussions on matters of substance that are blocking progress on an immediate nuclear freeze” (Moltz and Quinones 137). The United States has to have in its plans talks with other countries so they can discuss other view points.
  3. One word I am unfamiliar with in this reading is adversary which means opponent.

• 2    globalspartan // Jan 8, 2007 at 6:04 pm

  alli b

• 3    globalspartan // Jan 8, 2007 at 8:42 pm

  1. North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear waepons this is poses a problem for South Korea espeacially, China, Russia, Japan and the United States.
  2. One quote that stood out in the begining was “First the United Sates needs to get serious about working out a strong, united strtegy with friends and allies”. This makes sense to me becasue we dont have good relations with N.Korea and they think that we are afraid of them. Like in the interviw with Kim Jong IL he said that they were interested in the U.S. We aslo need to provide concrete evidence.
  3. A word that i didn’t was influx which meansact of flowing in
  -Monica C

• 4    globalspartan // Jan 8, 2007 at 10:02 pm

  1. With nuclear weapons in hand, North Korea is not only a threat to the United States but also to its surronding countries including South Korea, China, Russia and Japan.
  2. The two recommendations the author makes to the US are “to freeze and shut down the plutonium-based program of Yongbyong” and “provide concrete evidence of the uranium-based program and shut it down” (Moltz and Auinones 137). These two recommendations make the most sense to me because without plutonium North Korea can’t make the nuclear weapons as easy. Also they should not let one of the recommendations stop them from carring out the other.
  3. One word that I was unfamiliar with was actually the phrase vis-a-vis which means face to face or compared with.

  Jamie W

• 5    globalspartan // Jan 8, 2007 at 10:19 pm

  1- The authors thesis is that America cannot succeed in bi-lateral talks with North Korea.
  2-WILL BE COPY-PASTED FROM WORD LATER….

  3- INDUCEMENT [in-doos-muhnt]
  1. the act of inducing.
  2. the state of being induced.
  3. something that induces, motivates, or persuades; incentive.
  -yours truely, peter roman

• 6    globalspartan // Jan 8, 2007 at 10:30 pm

  1 Thesis: America must sit down and begin talks with North Korea to begin progress towards stopping plutonium programs and beging open trading and poltical back-scratching between all countries involved.
  2. One reccomendation that makes sense to me is offering N. Korea provisions outside of oil, like food, trade, and respect would make them come around faster than sanctions. Like Peter said, N. Korea kind of has the attitude of a defiant child: it will keep doing what you tell it not to, but will want to please you in order to be well rewarded. Another reccomendation that made sense to me was settling down and just beginning talks with N. Korea. It sounds like we’ve been alluding to it, but in the end always avoiding the actual act. Let’s make a good example by getting the ball rolling!
  3. Ineffectual (Adj.) not producing the proper or intended effect (featured on page 138).
  ~kara B.

• 7    globalspartan // Jan 8, 2007 at 11:48 pm

  1. The author’s thesis is: North Korea poses a large threat their neighbors China, Russia, Japan and the United States who has to act further in the situation before they continue to make things worse.
  2. The first recommendation that makes sense to me is, “…Washington were to take the lead and begin to sketch out the range of specific contributions that it and other concerned parties can and should make to a multilateral settlement.” I like this one because I agree that America should take the lead and firmly place their foot down, no hovering. The second recommendation that I liked was along with Kara, offering provisions like food, oil, respect, to sway them over. Showing them respect would possibly take away some animosity and the feeling that they are ‘out of the loop’ (not being apart of any decision making).
  3. A word I didn’t know was tenacity which means the state or quality of being tenacious and tenacious means persistent determination.

  ~Carly~

• 8    globalspartan // Jan 9, 2007 at 8:38 am

  1. Thesis Statement:
  If the North Korea continues to develop Nuclear weapons then they will not only affect the United States but also China, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
  2. One recommendation that makes a lot of since is that the United sates state real conversations to create a nuclear freeze. Second the United States need to find a way to completely shut down the uranium based program. These two things being done will make sure that North Korea can not easily keep making nuclear weapons.
  3. One word that I did not know was convene which means: to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
  Erika I.

• 9    globalspartan // Jan 9, 2007 at 9:20 am

  1) I agree with Carly in that NK poses a large threat to their neighbors China, Russia, Japan and the US, who has to act further in the situation before they continue to make things worse.

  2)The two recommendations that make the most sense to me is “to freeze and shut down the plutonium-based program of Yongbyong” and “provide concrete evidence of the uranium-based program and shut it down” (Moltz and Auinones 137). The first seems legitimate because NK is posing a major threat and needs to be stopped. The second is right for the same reasons, to insure the safety of the world and stop NK.

  3) Condemnations meaning censure or blame.

  -Dylan L.

• 10    globalspartan // Jan 9, 2007 at 9:22 am

  1. The authors thesis statement is that by North Korea making nuclear weapons, there not only putting us at risk but all the surrounding countries like China, Russia, South Korea and Japan.
  2. Two reccomendations I thought made alot of sense is one; we need to shut down the plutonium-based program in North Korea because we need to stop them from making the weapons. The second one is; that giving them goods such as food respect and oil would be good to do because I think all they want is respect and people to be like thats a strong country. If we show them respect and let them think there powerful then they’ll be happy and not threaten anyone.

  Christina Newsome

• 11    globalspartan // Jan 9, 2007 at 11:32 am

  1) The authors thesis statement is that North Korea is developing a nuclear weapon not only to use against the U.S. but also South Korea, China, Japan, and Russia.

  2) My recommendations for the U.S. regarding North Korea is to not bother them for awhile. Keep a close eye on them of course, but keep the interaction to a minimum. North Korea already hates us enough and now that we know they have nuclear capabilities I don’t think it’s a good idea to piss them off.

  3)Inducement- the act of inducing
  the state of being induced
  something that induces
  -Mike H

• 12    globalspartan // Jan 9, 2007 at 11:50 am

  1) It has argued correctly that North Korean efforts to develope a nuclear weapons capability are a porblem not only for the United States, but also for all of North Korea’s neighbors, including particulary South Korea, China, Russia, and Japan.

  2)The two recommendations I thought made the most sense were that the United States needs to get serious about working out a strong, united strategy with its freinds and allies, and The Bush administration would therefore do well to reconsider its strategy-before its too late and multiple North Korea weapons have been deployed.

  3)Consensus- general agreement or concord; harmony.

  (Jay Long)

• 13    globalspartan // Jan 10, 2007 at 10:09 pm

  2- Debunking the existing claim that uranium based nuclear research is not taking palce in N. Korea (Moltz and Auinones 137) is a crucial step that concerned parties must make a priority. This clear infraction on international law will corner the koreans through logic. Also, the idea of dropping the condemnation front and replacing it with real negotiation is crucial. The U.S. made a big mistake by singling out the Korean regime as part of the notorious “Axis of Evil.” Besides angering the Koreans, this condemnation made them take up a defensive agenda.
  -Peter, question #2

• 14    globalspartan // Jan 11, 2007 at 11:39 am

  1) North Korean intentions and endeavors in the development of nuclear weapons capabilities pose a looming threat to the neighboring nations of South Korea, China, Russia, and Japan. This threat will remain unless political stunts and half-assed attempts to present a clear framework are trashed and the six party talks are taken beyond childhood playground level of stubbornness, to discussions on matters of substance. A first step should also include serious alliances, ones that are not half hearted, made by the U.S. Freezing actions must be taken, not simply talked about, and solid evidence of a nuclear program must be required for the U.S. to take action on the nuclear program.
  2) The shadow boxing U.S. needs to stop hiding behind other countries (South Korea, China, and Russia). Their interests would be better served Washington seized the lead and began sketches of specific contributions which it, and other concerned parties can and should make to a multilateral settlement. This would demonstrate the U.S. as forthcoming and more trustworthy that it has proved to be in the past. This requires Washington to actually engage its long-hated adversary. The current us policy has proven to be practically ineffectual denouncements. A more up-front and cooperative policy would benefit the U.S. and demand action by example and by spreading responsibility to regional actors surrounding North Korea and increase the odds of satisfaction, felt by the parties towards the coerced actions of Korea.
  Similar policies utilized by former presidents reversed the policy of Containment and combined armed deterrence, multilateral diplomatic pressure, and inducements (in the form of humanitarian assistance and the promise of normalized diplomatic and economic ties) convincing their communist adversaries to open up to the world beyond their own borders. This obviously worked as a successful strategy. As a result, China, Russia, and most of their former communist allies are undergoing radical transformations and no longer stand as “Imminent Threats” to international peace, or the sanctuary of the United States.
  3) I did not understand the meaning of autarkic:

  a) the condition of self-sufficiency, esp. economic, as applied to a nation.
  b) a national policy of economic independence.

• 15    globalspartan // Jan 11, 2007 at 11:40 am

  ^-jb^

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