{"product_id":"sustaining-the-regime-robert-d-wallace-9780761836148","title":"Sustaining the Regime: North Korea's Quest for Financial Support","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert D. Wallace combines his research and experiences while working in South Korea as an intelligence officer and analyst to further enhance understanding regarding the types of illicit and questionable methods North Korea employs to raise funds overseas. Wallace provides analysis of illicit activities, such as: \u003cbr\u003e-drug smuggling\u003cbr\u003e-counterfeiting\u003cbr\u003e-aid diversion\u003cbr\u003e-North Korea's weapons and technology transfers\u003cbr\u003e-support from Koreans in Japan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand, overall coordinating efforts of Bureau 39, the organization that controls North Korea's overseas fundraising operations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWallace proposes that North Korea's actions post a low to medium risk to the U.S., but they are a critical measure used by Kim Jong-Il to retain his control over the country. This work presents suggested roles for each of the key players in the region to engage North Korea, and discusses the risks involved in attempting to stop these money raising efforts, which could lead to increased tensions or war on the Korean peninsula.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert D. Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761836144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761836148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.34w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 53","brand":"Robert D. Wallace","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443660468479,"sku":"9780761836148","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f044248-8881-4f95-8b2e-8457fbe29b63.jpg?v=1777206956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sustaining-the-regime-robert-d-wallace-9780761836148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}