North Korea, Terrorism, and the Negotiations
By Aaron Mannes
This morning National Review Online ran my article on North Korea's long history of supporting terrorism and how that will play into negotiations over the new agreement.
February 15, 2007, 6:00 a.m.
The T Word
The lifting of North Korea’s designation as a terrorist-sponsoring nation has a lot to do with Japan.
By Aaron Mannes
One of the conditions of the agreement with North Korea is that the United States starts the process of removing North Korea from the list of terrorist-sponsoring nations. Although North Korea’s nuclear program is the central issue, removal from the U.S. list of sponsors of terrorism has been a North Korean priority since February 2000. Inclusion on this list restricts U.S. exports to North Korea and requires the U.S. to veto World Bank and IMF aid to North Korea. The primary complainant regarding North Korean terrorism is Japan, which would also be a major donor in the event of a long-term aid package to North Korea. (For an excellent backgrounder on this issue see the CRS report North Korea: Terrorism List Removal.) Consequently, the bilateral North Korean-Japanese negotiations will be much more than a sideshow—they may provide an important window into North Korean strategy. Read the complete article here.
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