Diplomacy NK

Diplomatic Relations with North Korea

North Korea has a centralized government under the rigid control of the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP), to which all government officials belong (U.S. Department of State, 2012). There are a couple other parties that are in existence in North Korea, however these parties have virtually no power or membership. Given the tight reign of control the government keeps on its population, much of the countries activities are elusive. North Korea and the United States have a long history of conflict that has stifled many diplomatic efforts. Furthermore, the United States has backed South Korea since the Second World War and recent military actions by North Korea have also heightened tensions (Yang, Hall, & Vanden, 2010).

There are no official diplomatic relations between the U.S. And North Korea and the unofficial ones are strained from many sources. First of all North Korea has...
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