International Journal Of Korean Studies - Latest edition published online

The latest issue of the International Journal of Korean Studies can be accessed at this link:  http://www.icks.org/publication/pub_2015_s.html

Each article can be accessed individually at site from the table of contents.  The PDF of the entire edition can be downloaded here: http://www.icks.org/publication/pdf/2015-SPRING-SUMMER/IJKS%202015%20Spring_Summer.pdf

All great articles but please take note of Sungmin Cho's article on potential assassination scenarios of Kim Jong-un

Volume XIX, Number 1 · Spring/Summer 2015

Publisher's Pages and Introduction of Contributors
The North Korean Military Threat in 2015: The Threat to the ROK-US Alliance and Peninsula Unification Bruce E. Bechtol	1
Understanding the Nature of the North Korean Regime: A Foundation to Engagement and Coercion Discussions Tara O	36
Regime Leadership and Human Rights in North Korea Robert Collins	62
China and the Korean Peninsula: Why the Problems? Gordon G. Chang	97
Japan and the Korean Unification: Ambivalence and Pragmatism - Finding the Least Bad Option James R. Kendall	126
Korean Unification and the Financial System Bradley O. Babson	156
Anticipating and Preparing for the Potential Assassination of Kim Jong-Un Sungmin Cho	175
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