Publications
North Korea after Kim Jong Il – Political and social perspectives ahead of the expected change of power
Kim Jong Il has been heading North Korea since 1994. Ever since 2008, however, there have been increasingly more rumours about his bad health, reinforced further by the official promotion of his son Kim Jong Un into a high military and government position. Since 2010 Kim Jong Un is considered to be the official successor of his father nationally and internationally. How real is this succession, and will the DPRK open up under his regime? more…
Visiting North Korea
Dr. Colin Dürkop and Mr. Oliver Backmann visited North Korea from April 5. - 9. 2011 more…
KAS KOREA NEWSLETTER Nr. 8
Newsletter Nr. 8 reports the organized projects and publications during the second year of 2010. more…
Global Financial Crisis and Its Impacts on Asia
KAS-Schriftenreihe Korea more…
East Asia's Relations with a Rising China
The rise of China is an intriguing question for both scholars of international relations and practioners of statecraft. The book analyses China and East Asia's mutual accomodation and looks at China's accomodative diplomacy towards East Asia. more…
