TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gause,Ken E.
ED  - Army War College (U.S.).
TI  - North Korean civil-military trends: military-first politics to a point 
SN  - 1584872578
AV  - DS935.31 .G38 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - [Carlisle Barracks, PA]
PB  - Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
KW  - Kim, Chæong-il,
KW  - Korea (North)
KW  - Chosæon Inmin®gun
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Civil-military relations
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 21st century
N1  - "September 2006."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-61); Electronic version also available on the SSI website
N2  - Civil-military relations is one of the most challenging dimensions to deal with regarding North Korea. Since 1998, Pyongyang's foremost policy has been declared as "military-first." While experts debate the precise meaning and significance of this policy, considerable consensus exists that it gives the leading role to the Korean People's Army (KPA). Hence, military leaders in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are very powerful and influential figures. Who are they? What kind of power and influence do these leaders wield, and how do they exert it? How do KPA leaders interact with dictator Kim Jong Il and their civilian counterparts? Mr. Ken Gause sets out to answer these questions in this monograph
UR  - http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB728.pdf
ER  -