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Ahmad Moves On, and Nautilus Wishes the Best
Zulfiqar Ahmad will move on from his position as the Senior Peace and Security Program Officer to work on other projects, though he will remain a Nautilus Associate. In addition to continuing his writing on South Asia, Ahmad will increase his involvement with the Eqbal Ahmad Foundation. Ahmad joined Nautilus in October 2001 and has been responsible for the production of South Asia Nuclear Dialogue Network (SANDnet) weekly updates, as well as the planning, development and implementation of Institute programs on peace, security and sustainable development in South Asia. In March 2003 -- prior to the initiation of the War on Iraq -- Ahmad authored an op-ed piece ("Iraq: A War Already Lost?") arguing that the Bush administration's security strategy is likely to undermine US' global power and increase domestic insecurity. In October of 2002, the San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed ("Religion and Political Identity: Gathering storm in Pakistan") of Ahmad's analysis of the unprecedented success of Pakistan's religious parties and the implications of growing anti-American sentiments for a US attack on Iraq. Nautilus wishes the best for Ahmad, knowing that he will reconstitute any debate in which he engages and positively affect any environment in which he works.
Nautilus Hosts Visitors from South Korean Ministry of Unification
Visitors from the South Korean Ministry of Unification met with members of Nautilus to discuss information collection and dissemination on topics related to the Korean peninsula. The officials expressed their gratitude for Nautilus' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) work and showed interest in the presentation of information in the DPRK Briefing Book. The visitors exchanged ideas about potential resolutions to the conflict on the Korean peninsula, in particular, the role of external NGOs such as Nautilus.
Hayes Describes 'Seven Steps to Solve the North Korean Nuclear Problem' ahead of DPRK Multilateral Talks
In an essay entitled, "Seven Steps to Solve the North Korean Nuclear Problem," Peter Hayes details seven steps to developing an alternate strategy for the Korean peninsula, as the Bush administration's current strategy risks failure. He concludes that "unlike Iraq under Hussein, North Korea seeks a security relationship with the United States. It seeks to become part of the status quo. It would like to become a small power that is militarily strong with nuclear weapons, and to have a modern economy. By simply playing our cards right, we can force it to choose an economy over nuclear weapons, and thereby stabilize the Korean Peninsula and repair the gaping hole in the fabric of the NPT made by North Korea's pullout." Nautilus published Hayes' essay as part of the Multilateral Talks policy area of the DPRK Briefing Book, with regard to the impending talks on North Korea's nuclear program.
Nautilus Launches Asian Energy Security Network
Nautilus has launched the Asian Energy Security Network (AESNet), a free bi-weekly news service to disseminate news articles, reports, and other information of interest on energy security. In collaboration with research partners in China, North and South Korea, Russia, Japan, Canada, and Mongolia, Nautilus has explored the nexus of energy, environment, and security issues in East Asia. This work has provided policymakers and citizens with insight into the potential for cooperative engagement, and by exchanging and disseminating energy and related information, has increased transparency and confidence between the energy and security communities in each country. Sign up to stay current on emerging energy issues in Asia.
Yun Shares 'New Lessons Learned' about North Korea in DPRK Briefing Book
Nautilus published "North Korea - New Lessons Learned" by Phillip Yun, who was the former staff representative for former Secretary of Defense William Perry. Yun describes how his perspective about the DPRK shifted as a product his work in the US State Department, and how those lessons can be broadened and applied, concluding that "our long-term task is to convince North Korea that its ideas of the outside world are outdated. Our short-term task is to stop them from reprocessing spent fuel into nuclear bombs." Yun's piece is part of the Multilateral Talks policy area of the DPRK Briefing Book.
Nautilus Co-Sponsors Debate on Nuclear North Korea
Wiskemann Family Foundation Contributes to Pegasus Project
The Pegasus Project received a contribution of $5000 from the Wiskemann Family Foundation for general project support. The Pegasus Project is Nautilus Institute's local youth and environment program. Through an experiential curriculum, local youth sail aboard Pegasus, a 51' ketch sailboat, and learn Lifeskills and environmental awareness. To read the Pegasus Project 2003 Year End Report, click here.
Ford Foundation Awards Nautilus $250,000 for Peace and Security Projects in 2004
The Ford Foundation has awarded the Nautilus Insitute $250,000 to support Nautilus Institute's response to the increased danger of nuclear war and proliferation in East Asia due to North Korea's nuclear challenge and the US response. Nautilus activities will include: Publicity and outreach on resolving US-DPRK nuclear confrontation with mass media and civil society; the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network (NAPSNet); and FOIA Nuclear Documents Research and Publication. Each of these activities will have a major impact on Nautilus' ability to reduce the danger of nuclear war and proliferation in East Asia.
Nautilus Prepares DPRK Briefing Book ahead of DPRK Multilateral Talks
As part of the Multilateral Talks policy area of the DPRK Briefing Book, Nautilus published several essays relevant to the impending talks on North Korea's nuclear program. Leon Sigal's "Negotiating with the North" argues that China, Japan, South Korea, and Russia are all doing their part. Now the United States needs to get down to business. As part of the DPRK ransition policy area, Ruediger Frank's "Military First Policy & Socialism" was published. The 2nd volume of "The Reduction of Tension in Korea" was also posted.
Both volumes were procured through the US Freedom of Information Act as part of Nautilus' Global Disclosure Project.
ROK Ambassador for Security Visits Nautilus
Ambassador Myong-joo Choe met with Peter Hayes on a wide-ranging discussion about the situation on the Korean Peninsula and US policy towards the DPRK at the Nautilus Institute on December 8, 2003.
Hayes Interviewed on Multilateral Talks on North Korea
December 8, 2003: WBEZ Chicago Public Radio interviewed Hayes on pending talks with North Korea on its nuclear program and the news reports of a US-Japan-South Korean united front. Hayes explained that the United States was not prepared for a successful outcome at the talks and in the unlikely event that the DPRK complies with US demands, that further rounds will be required to negotiate a solution.
December 8, 2003: BBC's Up All Night interviewed Peter on prospects for the multilateral talks with North Korea. Peter said that the next round likely would be "a slow motion, mid-air collision" and he outlined the agenda for subsequent rounds should they occur.
Nautilus Releases Flurry of Documents in Preparation for DPRK Multilateral Talks
As part of the Multilateral Talks policy area of the DPRK Briefing Book, Nautilus published several documents relevant to the impending talks on North Korea's nuclear program. One of which was the executive report by the North Pacific Working Group of the Council of Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP) entitled "Assessing the Six Party Talks." Also released was the first volume of a two volume case study done in 1972 by the Institute for Defense Analysis entitled "The Reduction of Tension in Korea." This document was procured through the US Freedom of Information Act as part of Nautilus' Global Disclosure Project.
In the coming weeks, the DPRK Briefing Book will be releasing a series of diverse analysis and reference materials on the impending multilateral talks on the North Korean nuclear program. The aim is to provide a deeper context with which to understand the talks.
The DPRK Briefing Book can be found: here.
Ford Foundation Awards Nautilus $250,000 for Peace and Security Projects in 2004
The Ford Foundation has awarded the Nautilus Insitute $250,000 to support Nautilus Institute's response to the increased danger of nuclear war and proliferation in East Asia due to North Korea's nuclear challenge and the US response. Nautilus activities will include: Publicity and outreach on resolving US-DPRK nuclear confrontation with mass media and civil society; the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network (NAPSNet); and FOIA Nuclear Documents Research and Publication. Each of these activities will have a major impact on Nautilus' ability to reduce the danger of nuclear war and proliferation in East Asia.
Hayes "Networks" Rotary Peace Fellows
Nautilus Director Peter Hayes gave a seminar on network strategy and conflict resolution to twenty Rotary Peace Fellows at University of California Berkeley on December 3, 2003. Peter explained the relationship between complex global-problem solving and networking strategy. He also suggested that networks are an effective way to overcome institutional failure to respond effectively to interrelated global problems. He argued that civil society organizations can use networks in healing-immunological and creative swarming strategies to solve intractable problems. His paper on transnational environmental networks was distributed to the fellows.
Upcoming Event: Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies
In partnership with the World Affairs Council, the Nautilus Institute is co-sponsoring "Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies." Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang, two experts with very different perspectives on the politics on the politics of the Korean Peninsula, will debate the implications of and the appropriate international responses to a nuclear-armed North Korea. The event is on Thursday, December 11 at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco. For more tickets and more information click: here.
Nautilus Highlights Excerpts on North Korea from U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate
As a Special Report, the Nautilus Institute posted a portion of the U.S. Democratic Presidential debate focusing on North Korea. The excerpts include comments from Democratic hopefuls Congressman Richard Gephardt, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, and Governor Howard Dean. The debate took place on November 24, 2003, and was sponsored by MSNBC and the Democratic National Committee.
To read the transcript, please click: here.
Hayes Says Now Is Time For Canada to Engage North Korea
At the November 20, 2003 Experts Workshop on Instruments for Multilateral Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula: Hard Choices, Next Steps, held in Ottawa and convened by the Liu Institute for Global Issues and Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Peter Hayes said that the right time to engage North Korea is now. Hayes suggested that Canada implement "small, affordable projects via informal non-governmental channels and in partnership with Chinese collaborators that can achieve rapid, tangible results, can be monitored easily, and can be repeated in future years as North Korean counterpart capacity is built."
Pegasus Sails with Berkeley youth, Emphasizes Healthy Environment
Pegasus sails with Beat Within Staff
Nautilus Concludes Fourth East Asia Energy Futures Workshop
Nautilus Recognized in Congressional Record Transcript on North Korea
In his Congressional Record comments on North Korea, United States Senator Joseph Biden recognizes the Nautilus Institute's Unhari Village Wind Power Pilot Project as "the first attempt by a United States NGO to
work side-by-side with North Koreans in cooperative development." Along with Senator Biden's comments on North Korea, the Congressional Record also includes the summary report and key findings of Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff members Keith Luse and Frank Jannuzi's trip to North Korea from August 21-September 2, 2003 to examine the prospects for a peaceful negotiated solution to the North Korean nuclear issue and to follow-up on their earlier set of visits to North Korea designed to push for greater North Korean transparency and accountability on food aid and humanitarian relief.
To read the full report, please click: here.
Hayes in Cited on North Korea in the Los Angeles Times
Barbara Demick in the Los Angeles Times cited Peter Hayes on November 14, 2003 on North Korea's subterranean reality: "As you travel around and look around, you see that what looked like a regular hill is actually a bunker. It takes a while for your eyes to adjust and to make the mental shift, but after a while, you realize that all of North Korea is an underground facility."
Pegasus sails with youth from Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
In gusty conditions with strong Southerly winds, Pegasus set sail on Saturday, November 8 with students from Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation. Pegasus volunteer crew Captain Bill Proctor, Tim McAnulty, Paul Marbury and Ken and Linda Stehr maneuvered the vessel to Angel Island for a lunch stop and then around the Island and back to Berkeley Marina just in time for the afternoon rains. "An overall exhilarating day," said Captain Bill Proctor of the voyage.
Nautilus Concludes Fourth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Workshop
Nautilus concluded its Fourth "East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Project Energy Paths Analysis/Method Training Workshop" in Vancouver from 4 to 7 November, 2003. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The main focus of the workshop was collaborative research, involving groups from Northeast Asian countries (including the Republic of Korea, the Russian Far East, China, Japan, and Mongolia) on different paths to addressing energy security issues in the region. The workshop emphasized both national and regional approaches to energy security concerns. For more information look at the project site: here.
Hayes Warns Against Politicizing North Korean Refugees
Interviewed by National Public Radio’s November 2, 2003 Morning Edition on efforts to a increase the flow of North Korean refugees through China, Nautilus Director Peter Hayes argued that politicizing the issue will be counterproductive for the most vulnerable refugees. He suggested that quiet delivery of aid and advice to Chinese organizations is the best way to reduce exploitation of the refugees in China and to maximize the flow of refugees across the DPRK-Chinese border.
Hayes also said that documenting prison camps and human rights violations in North Korea using satellite photographs will help to persuade the DPRK leaders that they must improve their human rights performance as they learn that they cannot deny the international community access to even the most isolated places in the era of new technology.
Goldstein Argues US Must Seek Nuclear Free North Korea
As part of its DPRK Policy Forum, Nautilus posted "The North Korean Nuclear Challenge And American Interests: Getting The Priorities Right" by Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania Avery Goldstein. Originally published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Goldstein argues that given the current efforts to address the North Korean nuclear challenge, it would be a strategic mistake of the first order to eschew an agreement that fails to guarantee a "nuclear-free North Korea." Read the essay: here.
CFR Interviews Hayes on How Engagement and Economic Pressure Can Defuse US-DPRK Tensions
On October 27, 2003, Peter Hayes was interviewed by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) about how the US might interpret and leverage recent events on the Korean Peninsula to defuse tensions. For example, Hayes urged the Bush administration to consider using the North's economic plight to push for an end to its nuclear arms program. Rescuing the North Korean economy can serve as the linchpin to ushering the DPRK out of developmental stagnation and political isolation. The CFR interview is also featured in the International Section of the New York Times on the web.
Nautilus Begins Fourth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Workshop
Nautilus has commenced with the Fourth "East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Project Energy Paths Analysis/Method Training Workshop" in Vancouver from 4 to 7 November, 2003. This workshop is organized in collaboration with the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The main focus of the workshop is collaborative research, involving groups from Northeast Asian countries (including the DPRK, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Far East, China, Japan, and possibly Mongolia) on different paths to addressing energy security issues in the region. The workshop will emphasize both national and regional approaches to energy security concerns. For more information look at the project site: here.
Pegasus Completes Allaire School Donor Voyage
Nautilus Releases Case Study Examining Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation
As part of Nautilus' Global Disclosure Project, a case study taken from a 1975-1976 Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy was released and published under the US Freedom of Information Act. "Implications Of Nuclear Proliferation" by Colonel Daniel M. O'Shei of the U.S. Army bears analysis relevant to the Iraq war and the risks currently being discussed in using military force to terminate nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran. O'Shei argues that counterforce attacks would likely be futile and, if the attacked proliferator had nuclear weapons, would entail possible nuclear riposte against the United States. To read the paper click here.
Nautilus Announces Fourth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Workshop
Nautilus is pleased to announce the "Fourth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Project Energy Paths Analysis/Method Training Workshop" to be held in Vancouver from 4 to 7 November, 2003. This workshop is being organised in collaboration with the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The main focus of the workshop is collaborative research, involving groups from each of the countries of Northeast Asia (including the DPRK, the ROK, the Russian Far East, China, Japan, and possibly Mongolia) on different paths to addressing energy security issues in the region. The emphasis will be on both national and regional approaches to energy security concerns. For more information look at the project site: here.
Pegasus Crew Complete Safety Training, Volunteer Sail
Hayes Sets Media Straight on North Korea
October 18: Radio Free Asia interviewed Peter on the proposed Russian-North Korea railway line. Peter said that "This is a project whose time has come, although it may take some time to realize the connection all the way to South Korea."
Nautilus Announces Fouth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Workshop
Nautilus is pleased to announce the "Fourth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Project Energy Paths Analysis/Method Training Workshop" to be held in Vancouver from 4 to 7 November, 2003. This workshop is being organised in collaboration with the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The main focus of the workshop is collaborative research, involving groups from each of the countries of Northeast Asia (including, the DPRK, the ROK, the Russian Far East, China, Japan, and possibly Mongolia) on different paths to addressing energy security issues in the region. The emphasis will be on both national and regional approaches to energy security concerns. For more information look at the project site: here.
Wells Fargo Contributes $1000 to Pegasus Lifeskills Project
Wells Fargo Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant in support of the Pegasus Lifeskills project. The money will go towards conducting a series of Project Lifeskills sails for youth participants from four Berkeley elementary and middle schools. The Lifeskills Project is tailored to building a strong foundation of life skills for at-risk and disadvantaged youth. Through a series of day sails and overnight voyages, the youth that participate not only gain an appreciation of their backyard bay, but they learn to work together and with adults as a team.
Regional Grid Participants Travel to DPRK-Russia-China Border
Ploughshares Awards Nautilus $50,000 for East Asia Security Issues
The Ploughshares Fund awarded the Nautilus Institute a $50,000 grant to support analysis and information dissemination on East Asian security issues with particular emphasis on North Korea. The grant will allow Nautilus to continue its work in reducing the danger of nuclear war and proliferation in East Asia.
Hayes Explores 'Ukraine Model' for North Korean Cooperative Engagement
In a new article published by Arms Control Today, Peter Hayes, Executive Director for the Nautilus Institute, writes that in the mid-1990s, Ukraine-which had possession of approximately 1,900 former Soviet nuclear warheads-agreed to get rid of them all in exchange for security assurances, economic support, and energy assistance. Hayes argues that this model could be applied to North Korea as well and utilized as a multilateral engagement strategy by the South Korean, China, Russia and the United States. Read the article here.
Peter Hayes Keeps Media Informed Regarding North Korea and Nautilus
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Regional Grid Workshop Opens in Vladivostok
US Department of Energy Awards Nautilus $300,000 for Asia Energy Security Project
The US Department of Energy awarded the Nautilus Institute a $300,000 grant in support of the Asia Energy Security Project in 2004. The Asia Energy Security Project seeks to reduce the threat of nuclear proliferation by providing policy and technical support to the US government and the introduction of an Asia Energy Security News and Information Service.
New Research Vessel Sails out of Berkeley Marina
On September 22nd, seven Pegasus captains and crew sailed with the Derek M. Baylis, a new Wyliecat 65. Wyliecat of Watsonville, California constructed the Derek M. Baylis as a safe, comfortable, fast and environmentally friendly vessel for research and education. Pegasus
crew offered feedback to Baylis designers and owners regarding the possible use of the vessel for environmental education and youth at risk programs similar to those conducted under the Pegasus Project.
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