RECNA Newsletter Vol.9 No.2 (March 31, 2021)
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RECNA Policy Paper: Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Aiming for a New Nuclear Disarmament — Fumihiko Yoshida Special Symposium to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing “Peace and Disarmament Education in an Emerging Era of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Initiative: The 75th Anniversary Nagasaki: Nuclear-Pandemic Nexus Scenario Project RECNA Research Group meeting: How to pass on the experiences of the atomic bomb survivors The Ninth Nagasaki Youth Delegation begin their activities |
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This video is an edited version of a special lecture “The Origin of Violence and War: Considering Human Evolution from the Perspective of Gorillas” by Juichi Yamagiwa, former President of Kyoto University, at the Special Symposium “Peace and Disarmament Education in an Emerging Era of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” (November 25, 2020) commemorating the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing, hosted by the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA).
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Speaker:
Dr. Juichi YAMAGIWA, Former President of Kyoto University
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Born in Tokyo in 1952. He obtained his Doctor of Science degree from Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Science. Currently, Dr. Yamagiwa serves as the president of the Japan Monkey Center museum. He has served in a number of senior positions, including the 26th president of Kyoto University, the president of the Japan Association of National Universities, the president of the Science Council of Japan, the president of Japan Primatological Society, and the president of International Promatological Society. His major research interests are primatology and human evolution, fields that have led him to spend considerable time in Africa conducting research on gorillas. His published works include “The origin of violence“(“Bouryoku wa doko kara kita noka?,” NHK publishing, 2007), “Evolution Theory of Family (“Kazoku shinka ron,” University of Tokyo Press, 2012), “The Simianization of Human Society” (“Saruka suru ningen shakai,” Shueisha, 2014), “A Warning from the Gorillas: some problems in human society” (“Gorira kara no keikoku: ningen shakai, kokoga okashii,” Mainichi Shimbun Publishing, 2018), “Children who wish to throw away their mobile phones” (“Smaho wo sutetai kodomo tachi,” Poplar Publishing, 2020), and “I ‘ve learned all important things in life from gorillas” (“Jinsei de daiji na koto wa minna gorira kara osowatta,” Ienohikari kyokai, 2020).
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Hotline Between Two Koreas: Status, Limitations and Future Tasks
Revised March 6, 2021
Seung-chan Boo
Chung-in Moon
Seung-Chan Boo is a spokesperson for the ROK Ministry of National Defense. He co-authored this article as a research fellow of the Institute for North Korean Studies, Yonsei University, before he joined the ministry.
Chung-in Moon is the Chair of the Sejong Institute, vice-chair of the APLN and a distinguished university professor of Yonsei University. He served as special advisor to the ROK President for Unification, Foreign and Security Affairs (May 2017- Feb. 2021).
Abstract
The Korean conflict has been one of the most protracted in the world, lasting more than 70 years. Despite the heightened tension, there was no channel of communication between the North and the South. It was only on September 22, 1971, that the first hotline between the two Koreas was installed at the Panmunjom—26 years after the telephone line between Seoul and Haeju was cut off by the former Soviet army immediately after liberation on August 26, 1945.
Since 1971, a total of 50 lines were open, including a hotline between leaders of the two Koreas as well as military and intelligence communication lines. But North Korea suddenly cut off all communications with the South with the exception of that between the United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korea military. Nevertheless, they proved to be useful tools for confidence-building measures to improve inter-Korean communication, to facilitate exchanges and cooperation, including inter-Korean official talks, and to assist the promotion of humanitarian aid. More importantly, they have served as an effective mechanism for the prevention of accidental military clashes through a timely exchange of information. This paper presents a brief historical overview of hotlines between the two Koreas, examines their present status, and elucidates limitations and future tasks.
Keywords
The Korean conflict, confidence-building measures, inter-Korea hotlines, Cata-links.
NOTE: RECNA publishes this paper as a special Working Paper with a permission from the Nautilus Institute.
Full text (PDF) is here.
It is published simultaneously by RECNA-Nagasaki University, Asia Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (APLN), and Nautilus Institute and is published under a 4.0 International Creative Commons License the terms of which are found here.
The DPRK’s Covid-19 Outbreak and its Response
SHIN, Young-jeon
A Working Paper presented to
The 75th Anniversary Nagasaki Nuclear-Pandemic Nexus Scenario Project
Shin, Young-jeon, is a professor at the Department of Preventive Medicine at Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul Korea. He is the Chief Editor of Health and Social Welfare Review and a Board Member of the Academy of Critical Health Policy and the Korean Association of Preventive Medicine.
On January 25, 2020, the DPRK shut down its border, switched to a state-run emergency quarantine system, organized a pan-ministerial organization, the Central People’s Committee for Health (CPCH), and established emergency command centers for epidemic response (ECCER) in provincial, county, and Ri-levels. Until now, it has continued to take the strongest Covid-19 quarantine measures in the world, including restricting cross border and regional movement.
The DPRK responded swiftly and strongly to past major outbreaks such as SARS (2002-2003), measles (2006-2007), swine flu (2009-2010), Ebola (2013-14), and MERS (2015), as well as the periodic outbreak of typhoid fever, cholera, etc. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the DPRK drew on its experience to implement aggressive measures such as border blocking, strengthening disinfection, and quarantine, as in response to past large-scale epidemic threats.
Keywords
Covid-19 response, DPRK, South Korea, China, Inter-Korean relations, quarantine, case-surveillance, food security
Full text (PDF) is here.
Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA) issued “RECNA’s Statement on the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on January 22, 2021.
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Vol.3, Issue 2 of Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament (J-PAND) is now available online. There are 15 open access articles.
For the issue, see here. The special feature is about “The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at Fifty” and “The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW): Towards the First Meeting of States Parties.”
The contributions of RECNA staff include:
Kurosawa, Mitsuru (RECNA advisor). 2020. “The US Initiative on Creating an Environment for Nuclear Disarmament.” Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 3(2): 283-298.
https://doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2020.1834802
Kulacki, Gregory (RECNA visiting fellow). 2020. “Nuclear Weapons in the Taiwan Strait Part I.” Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 3(2): 310-341.
https://doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2020.1834963
Kulacki, Gregory (RECNA visiting fellow). 2020. “Nuclear Weapons in the Taiwan Strait Part II.” Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 3(2): 342-365.
https://doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2020.1834962
Hotline Between Two Koreas: Status, Limitations and Future Tasks
Chung-in Moon
Prepared for Workshop on Hotlines
August, 2020
Convened by the Nautilus Institute, the Institute for Security and Technology, and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security
Introduction
In this paper, Moon Chung-in provides historical context on the hotlines linking South and North Korea and points to the lessons that can be learned from the decades-long effort.
A podcast with Moon Chung-in and Philip Reiner can be found here
Moon Chung-in is a distinguished professor emeritus of political science at Yonsei University.
It is published simultaneously here by Asia Pacific Leadership Network, here by Institute for Security and Technology and here by Nautilus Institute and is published under a 4.0 International Creative Commons License the terms of which are found here.
Acknowledgments: Maureen Jerrett provided copy editing services.
The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Nautilus Institute. Readers should note that Nautilus Institute seeks a diversity of views and opinions on significant topics in order to identify common ground.
Banner image is by Lauren Hostetter of Heyhoss Design.
NOTE* RECNA publishes this paper as a special Working Paper with a permission from the Nautilus Institute.
Full text (PDF) is here.
