North Korea: The Hermit Kingdom The country of North Korea‚ which lies in the most eastern portion of Asia‚ is a country that has prided them with isolating itself from the rest of the world‚ therefore also known as the Hermit Kingdom. Due to the fact of being a country‚ which metaphorically walls itself from the rest of the world‚ it is hard to keep accurate statistics and information up to date about it. Relations between the United States of America and North Korea‚ since the signing of
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South Korea a Vacation Destination Looking for a vacation destination that is educational and entertaining? Take a Look at South Korea as a possibility. South Korea is located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula‚ bordered by North Korea or the Democratic People’s Republic to the north and by China to the southeast across the Yellow Sea. An interesting note is that one-half of South Korea’s population lives in or around Seoul‚ the capital. Seoul is the second most populated city in the
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the issue Ever since December of 1945 when North Korea became a dictatorship under Kim Il-Sung‚ it has been considered a threat to the stability in Asia. North Korea was involved with manufacturing counterfeit money‚ and international drug sales in order to finance the production of a nuclear weapons program. The government as also openly admitted to kidnapping citizens of other countries such as Japan or South Korea. In November 2010‚ North Korea displayed a newly built uranium enrichment plant
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exactly is North Korea threatening to do? North Korea has been issuing near-daily threats against the United States and South Korea‚ and sometimes at United States forces in the Pacific. In one of the boldest warnings‚ the North said it could carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes against the United States. Many analysts are extremely doubtful that the North could hit the United States mainland with a missile‚ whether nuclear-tipped or not. Some of its missiles could‚ however‚ hit South Korea or Japan and
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South Korea South Korea‚ officially the Republic of Korea. "The Great Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia‚ constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It shares land borders with North Korea to the north‚ and oversea borders with China to the west and Japan to the east. The capital and largest city is Seoul‚ with a population of 10 million. The Korean War began in 1950 when forces from the North invaded the South. The war lasted three years
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should be restrictions on where US citizens go. There are countries in war‚ infamous for terrorists‚ or any threat to foreigners and we seem the most vulnerable in some situations. In various countries across the globe that Americans should not be permitted right now to travel to
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Delegation of South Korea UN Security Council 21st Century Global War on Terrorism: Security v. Sovereignty Position paper One of the most exponential problems worldwide today is modern terrorism and the effects it has on different countries. After 9/11‚ there have been continuous terrorist attacks in the world. For instance‚ Chechen terrorists in the Moscow Theater caused around 200 casualties in 2002; 200 tourists died after serial car bombing in Indonesia in the same year; 190 casualties on
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U.S.-South Korea Relations Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41481.pdf ‚ 6/5/12 Summary Overview South Korea is one of the United States’ most important strategic and economic partners in Asia. Members of Congress tend to be interested South Korea-related issues for a number of reasons. First‚ the United States and South Korea have been allies since the early 1950s. Under their military alliance‚ the United States is committed to helping South Korea defend itself
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Cold War Recipe Cold War Recipe A cup of communism A cup of capitalism Half cup of Iron Curtain Half cup of Truman Doctrine A piece of Berlin Wall 1/4 cup of Korean War 1/4 cup of Vietnam War 1/4 cup of Arab-Israeli conflict 1/4 cup of Soviet War in Afghanistan Two spoon of nuclear weapon 1/2 spoon of KGB 1/2 spoon of CIA A spoon of other weapons (for example: missiles‚ tanks‚ battleships) First put 1 cup of communism and 1 cup of capitalism into the pot‚ and then pour
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War is a reoccurring event‚ many try to avoid it‚ but others seek it. As such‚ it’s common to see conflict breakout between two past conflicting nations. One example is the Barbary wars‚ as stated by the ‘s’ at the end of ‘wars’ there was more than one episode of conflict. Taking place after the American Revolution‚ American ships were no longer under the protection of the British Navy. The vessels were left exposed and defenseless and the Barbary States Algiers‚ Tunis‚ Morocco‚ and Tripoli (also
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