Description: Bechtol not only presents an accurate picture of the current North Korean threat--he outlines methodologies that Washington and the international community must embrace in order to contain it.
Brief description: Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., professor of political science at Angelo State University, is a retired Marine and has also served as an intelligence officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is the author of North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability, North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: A New International Security Dilemma, and The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era.
Review Quotes:
This book answers urgent calls for clear thinking and balanced analysis on the topic of North Korea's expansive activities in two vital regions of the globe. Written in a compelling style and using the most up-to-date sources, Bechtol has made a significant contribution to understandings of how this rogue state has become a global menace. This book belongs on the bookshelves of anyone interested in learning more about the shadowy actions of this increasingly dangerous regime.
--Paul Kan, US Army War College