North Korea the reality of a rogue state in the international order

• Main Author: Ginty, Michael F.
• Other Authors: Clunan, Anne L.
• Format: Others
• Published: Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
• Subjects: International relations; World politics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1422

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === This thesis examines what it means to be a rogue state in a world in which the international order is increasingly becoming interdependent. The last two U.S. administrations as well as the other major powers The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been labeled by as a pariah state exhibiting rogue behavior. This thesis analyzes the varied and competing views of the international order and measures how North Korea does or does not fit the parameters of what it means to be a normal state. Since its creation in 1948, North Korea has pursued policies of limited engagement heavily influenced by an ideology that markedly contradicts the commonly accepted values and principles of the majority of the states in the international system. After the Cold War, the DPRK has further alienated the other players in the system with continued proliferation attempts as well as brinkmanship negotiating behavior. In order for the current Six Party Talks to be successful, the major powers involved need to understand the perspective with which north Korea views the international order. === First Lieutenant, United States Air Force