Table of Contents

PART 1: COPING WITH DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS Socialist Neoconservatism and North Korean Foreign Policy in the Post-nuclear Era;  R.Frank People's Exit, Regime Stability, and North Korean Diplomacy;  K.Ae Park North Korea's Aid Diplomacy: Evidence from Food Aid and Chinese Data;  M.Manyin Food Security and North Korea's Foreign Policy;  H.Smith Military First Politics (Songun): Assessing its Implications for Foreign Policy;  H.S.Park PART 2: COPING WITH THE NEW WORLD STRUCTURE Multilateralism and Pyongyang's Foreign Policy Strategy;  G.Rozman 'China Rising' and Its Implications for North Korea's China Policy;  D.Kang 'China Rising,' Regional Architecture, and North Korean Foreign Policy;  V.Cha PART 3: COPING WITH CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS OF THE US AND SOUTH KOREA Washington's Leadership Transition and Its Implications for Pyongyang's U.S. Policy;  B.Cumings Changes in Seoul's North Korean Policy and the Implications for Pyongyang's Inter-Korean Diplomacy; S.Snyder Domestic Determinants of Obama Administration's North Korea Policy and Ramifications for Pyongyang;  G.Flake