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		<title>&#8220;A More Hopeful Future for North Korea&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/10/25/a-more-hopeful-future-for-north-korea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Korea remains a bleak place, and Melanie Kirkpatrick&#8217;s new book, Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia&#8217;s Underground Railroad, helps explain why. A nuclear-armed family communist dictatorship – who knew the communists were dynastic? – holds power by brute force. Its 24 million unfortunate citizens have endured more than a half-century of repression and deprivation. On Wednesday, following consultations with South Korean defense minister Kim Kwan-jin, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said &#8220;North Korea remains a serious threat to both of our nations and a serious threat to regional and global stability.&#8221; But Kirkpatrick, a former Wall Street Journal editorial writer now with the Hudson Institute, offers a glimmer of hope. She detects it among the increasing number of North Koreans who have committed a crime by escaping their national gulag. Just as they flow out, news of the outside world increasingly is flowing in. Kirkpatrick isn&#8217;t foolish enough to predict the regime&#8217;s imminent collapse. But she thinks it could happen – especially with more U.S. help, which she views as a moral obligation. She conducted this email chat with Battleland earlier this week: Why did you write Escape From North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia&#8217;s Underground Railroad? The stories of North Koreans who seek freedom and of the Christians who help them captured my heart, and I believed they deserved a wider audience. Sixty years of oppression haven’t killed North Koreans’ desire for freedom. These are inspiring stories and they portend a more hopeful future for North Korea. Also, the plight of the tens of thousands of North Korean refugees hiding in China is very little known. North Korea is the world’s worst abuser of human rights, but by its policy of repatriation China is a facilitator. Many of the people China returns don’t survive their stints in North Korea’s awful prisons, where food is scarce and torture and overwork are commonplace. We&#8217;ve been hearing about North Korea – the Hermit Kingdom – for years. What does Escape from North Korea tell us that&#8217;s new? Escape from<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=90494&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Measuring Its Impact on the Korean Peninsula</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/09/27/measuring-its-impact-on-the-korean-peninsula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter W. Singer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One can easily see how South Korean leaders might be concerned when they hear American leaders say that sequestration would be “catastrophic” for the U.S. military and that “the gap between the U.S. military and our closest rivals will collapse with sequestration.”<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=85786&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Case Study: East Asia</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/09/26/a-case-study-east-asia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter W. Singer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. may have global power and responsibilities, but in recent years, a strategic shift has occurred. China’s military has risen in conjunction with its driving economy, which has prompted a refocus on Asia and a “pivot” or “rebalance” in American grand strategy.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=85758&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stars Wars Gets More Complicated</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/09/12/stars-wars-gets-more-complicated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An august panel of graybeards at the National Research Council has concluded that the U.S. should deploy interceptor missiles along the East Coast to defend against incoming missiles from rogue states like Iran. The recommendation is counter to the views of many in the U.S. military, who privately see a perpetual quest to defend the nation from such threats as a sucking chest wound to their own hardware dreams. But the panel said a smarter missile shield could be built for about as much as the $10 billion annual investment the nation is now spending on missile defense,  so long as programs it deemed unnecessary are scrapped to free up funds. The report didn&#8217;t assess the threat as much as try to figure out how best to defend the nation assuming there is a threat. The recommended shift in missile-defense options meshes with a push from the House of Representatives, which includes a call for such an East Coast system in its version of next year’s defense authorization bill. “Today’s report by the National Research Council highlights that we as a nation have much work to do in countering the threat of long-range missiles to the homeland,” said Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the armed services committee’s strategic forces subcommittee and an advocate of the East Coast interceptor base. “The ultimate goal of nations like Iran and North Korea [are] missiles that could carry weapons of mass destruction to threaten the American people.” The panel’s report &#8212; Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives &#8212; said the U.S. should consider building an interceptor base either in Maine or upstate New York, largely to protect the East Coast from Iranian missiles. That makes more sense, the panel concluded, than the Pentagon’s recurring interest in developing a boost-phase interceptor that would destroy enemy missiles shortly after launch. The current interceptor sites, in Alaska and California, are primarily aimed at destroying crude incoming North Korean warheads. The<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=84505&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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	<primary_category>Missile Defense</primary_category><primary_category_link>http://nation.time.com/category/missile-defense-2/</primary_category_link><featured_image>http://timemilitary.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/missile-defenses.png?w=240</featured_image>
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		<title>Japan To South Korea: Lay Off The Emperor</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/08/26/japan-to-south-korea-lay-off-the-emperor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk Spitzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO –It’s not clear if South Korean President Lee Myung-bak intended to infuriate Japan, worsen a couple of territorial disputes and complicate U.S. security plans in Asia by picking on a kindly, 78-year-old emperor. But he managed to do it anyway. And that’s not good for anyone. Japan and South Korea were in a renewed dispute over ownership of a small group of islands in the Sea of Japan last week when Lee declared that if Emperor Akihito wanted to visit South Korea, he would have to agree to apologize “from the bottom of his heart” for excesses during Japan’s colonial rule, which ended in 1945. The thing is, Akihito had no plans to visit South Korea, and Lee’s remarks were widely perceived in Japan as insulting to the emperor. Akihito is a well-liked and deeply respected figure whose unprecedented television address helped calm the nation in the days following the March 11, 2011, disaster. Lee’s comments triggered an uncharacteristically strong response from the Japanese. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda declared that since the emperor had nothing to do with the islands dispute, Lee’s demand “flies in the face of common sense.” He demanded that Lee retract the statement and apologize to Japan. (By the way, that might have been a diplomatic first: a demand for an apology, for a demand for an apology). Noda upped the rhetoric by calling on South Korea to end its &#8220;illegal occupation&#8221; of the tiny islets and hinted at economic reprisals. The islands are called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. The issue spilled over to another territorial dispute. Lee’s remarks came on the same day (August 15, the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II) that a group of Chinese protesters landed on the Senkaku islands, known as Diaoyu in China. Those protesters were quickly arrested and sent home, but Noda promised to increase patrols and surveillance around the islands, and issued stern new warnings against Chinese encroachment. It was a stronger reaction than he might otherwise have made if not<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=82472&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Country Whose Name Dare Not Be Spoken</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/08/23/the-country-whose-name-dare-not-be-spoken/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke to the sailors of the carrier USS John C. Stennis on Wednesday in Bremerton, Wash. He lauded their their service, but warned of the threats still out there.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=82124&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>War&#8217;s Legacy Plagues Japan and Its Neighbors</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/08/16/wars-legacy-plagues-japan-and-its-neighbors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk Spitzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been an eventful week in Japan, what with South Korea’s President insulting the emperor, Cabinet members paying homage to war criminals, Chinese protesters landing on a disputed island and local citizens demanding an apology and compensation for a land battle on Okinawa 67 years ago. It’s just more evidence that the legacy of World War II is alive and not well in Asia. While resumption of open hostilities seems unlikely, the odds are getting better all the time. “For China and Korea, the war is still unfinished business,” says Brad Glosserman, executive director of the Pacific Forum CSIS in Honolulu. “What we’re seeing played out now is the politics of resentment and grievance. It’s emotionally satisfying, but in the absence of genuine leadership, the situation is only going to get worse. So when there’s another incident that sparks a confrontation, does that become a sobering moment, or kindling for the fire?” (MORE: South Koreans Launch 220-Km Swim to Islands Disputed with Japan) This week should have been a time of solemn remembrance and reflection. Aug. 15 marked the 67th anniversary of Japan’s surrender, the end of Japan’s brutal colonization of Korea and occupation of large parts of China. More than 20 million soldiers and civilians were killed during 10 years of conflict, including 3.1 million Japanese. Facing a tough election season, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak chose this week to visit the Takeshima island chain, known in Korea as Dokdo. It was the first visit there by a South Korean leader, and it angered the Japanese, who believe the island rightly belongs to them. Lee then upped the ante by claiming that Japan was not genuinely remorseful for starting the war and had never “sincerely” apologized. And he topped things off by proclaiming that Japan’s Emperor Akihito, a revered figure at home, would not be allowed to visit South Korea unless he “apologize from the heart” for Japan’s colonial rule — never mind that the emperor had never accepted an invitation to visit South Korea and that Japan had no<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=81171&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Gets Its Asian Allies Together &#8212; Finally</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/06/21/u-s-gets-its-asian-allies-together-finally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk Spitzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO – For the first time ever, warships from the United States and its two closest Asian allies have come together in a joint military training exercise. But if the Americans can just keep the South Koreans and Japanese from shooting at each other, that might be a victory in itself. The two-day exercise began Thursday in the East China Sea. It includes the USS George Washington aircraft carrier and several escorts, and three ships each from the Republic of Korea Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The goal is to improve communications and the ability to operate together in wartime or contingency operations. Relations between Japan and South Korea have never been very good, but are at a particular low point now, with lingering disputes over territory and Japan’s wartime legacy. Last month, Seoul backed out of signing two relatively modest defense agreements with Japan. The agreements would have been the first military-related accords between the two countries since the Japanese occupation of Korea ended with Japan’s surrender in World War II. The two countries would seem natural allies. Japan and South Korea are democratic neighbors with deep economic ties. Both face the threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and China’s increasing military power. Each have mutual defense treaties with the United States, train regularly with US forces, and have thousands of American troops stationed on their soil. Yet Japan and South Korea have few formal military relations. They exchange occasional port calls and liaison officers, and their naval forces take part in multinational exercises like the annual RIMPAC war games in Hawaii. But their militaries have never trained together directly or even as a threesome with US forces. &#8220;I would describe Korea and Japan as wary partners,&#8221; says Peter Beck, Korea representative of the Asia Foundation. &#8220;They increasingly need each other, but the shadow of history looms over both of them.&#8221; A change was due in May. After months of negotiations, Tokyo and Seoul were set to sign two modest but nonetheless important defense agreements. One<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=76851&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Sailors aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) watch from the hangar bay as JS Kurama (DDH-144) (left) and ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) (right) steam in formation in the East China Sea June 21.  (US Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Denver Applehans)</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Lt. Carl Blakenship gives Lt. Takuya Komatsu, from Japan (left), and Lt. Han Seungyoon, from Korea, a tour of the navigation bridge while standing watch as officer of the deck aboard the U.S. Navyâs forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a tri-lateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Republic of Korea Navy.(U.S. Navy photo/  Brian H. Abel)</media:title>
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		<title>Golden Oldie: The Day the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty Died</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/06/13/the-day-the-anti-ballistic-missile-treaty-died/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so it lacks Don McLean’s songcraft, but it was a decade ago Wednesday that the U.S. walked away from 1972’s ABM treaty with the Soviets. Despite predictions from arms controllers that the sky would fall, not much has happened. Sure, the Treasury is lighter by $100 billion or so, but we did that to ourselves by building a missile shield to defend the West Coast from the all-but non-existent threat from North Korea. Now there’s debate about constructing a similar system on the East Coast, to defend against non-existent missiles from Iran. The Heritage Foundation is noting the anniversary with a confab to discuss future missile-defense efforts. Cheers!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=76401&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clock Ticks On China-Japan Islands Dispute</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2012/05/24/clock-ticks-on-china-japan-islands-dispute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk Spitzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO – Japan has one year, maybe two, to resolve the ownership dispute over a tiny group of islands or risk an honest-to-goodness shooting war with China.  Unfortunately, neither Japan’s diplomats nor public seem to realize the danger, says a leading expert on the territorial disputes plaguing America’s closest Asian ally. “We have drifted to a place where we don’t want to be and we are running out of time,” says Kazuhiko Togo, director of the Institute for World Affairs at Kyoto Sangyo University. “We need to prepare ourselves militarily, and at the same time make every diplomatic effort to bridge the gap between Tokyo and Beijing. This really is becoming a casus belli.” China this week cancelled a visit to Japan of its top uniformed military leader, and snubbed Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at a summit meeting in Beijing earlier month. Both actions were intended, at least in part, to express China’s displeasure with the dispute over the Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu in China, a group of five or so islets near Taiwan. The islands are administered by Japan, but are claimed by both China and Taiwan. In recent weeks, Chinese officials have begun to refer to the Senkakus as a “core interest.” That’s the diplomatic equivalent of baring one’s teeth and emitting a low growl. China has been aggressively modernizing its military and pressing territorial claims throughout the region. A monthlong standoff between China and Philippines patrol ships in an area called the Scarborough Shoals shows little sign of letup. The Senkaku Islands dispute nearly came to blows in 2010, when Japan detained a Chinese fishing trawler for ramming an armed patrol ship. Japan eventually released the fishing boat and crew under diplomatic pressure, trade sanctions and a wave of anti-Japanese demonstrations in major Chinese cities. Tokyo’s hard-line governor, Shintaro Ishihara, re-ignited the dispute last month when he announced plans to purchase three of the islands from private owners. A serial China-baiter, Ishihara says his aim is to prevent Beijing from acting on its claim in the Senkakus,<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=74938&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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