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November Nautilus Highights - posted December 3, 2003
Dear staff member:
Happy New Years! Here are some recent highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank you for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful and equitable world in 2004. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards,
Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Ford Foundation Awards Nautilus 250K for Peace and Security Projects in 2004
- Nautilus Launches Asian Energy Security Network
- Hayes Argues "Seven Steps to Solve the North Korean Nuclear Problem"
- Nautilus Co-Sponsors Debate on Nuclear North Korea Times
- Ahmad Moves On, and Nautilus Wishes the Best
- Wiskemann Family Foundation Contributes to Pegasus Project
- Views of Nautilus
1. Ford Foundation Awards Nautilus 250K for Peace and Security Projects in 2004
The Ford Foundation awarded the Nautilus Institute $250,000 in support of the Institute's efforts to reduce the risk of nuclear war and proliferation in East Asia. Nautilus activities will include: publicity and outreach on resolving US-DPRK nuclear confrontation; the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network (NAPSNet); and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Nuclear Documents Research and Publication.
2. Nautilus Launches Asian Energy Security Network
Nautilus launched the Asian Energy Security Network (AESNet), a free bi-weekly electronic news service that disseminates 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 will explore the nexus of energy, environment, and security issues in East Asia.
3. Hayes Argues "Seven Steps to Solve the North Korean Nuclear Problem"
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."
4. Nautilus Co-Sponsors Debate on Nuclear North Korea Times
In co-operation with the World Affairs Council of Northern California, Nautilus co-sponsored "Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies," a debate and discussion between Victor Cha, an Associate Professor in the Government Department at Georgetown University, and David Kang, an Associate Professor in the Government Department at Dartmouth College. The two experts explored the implications of and the appropriate international responses to a nuclear-armed North Korea.
5. Ahmad Moves On, and Nautilus Wishes the Best
Zulfiqar Ahmad has transitioned from his position as a Senior Peace and Security Program Officer to Senior Nautilus Associate. In this role, he will work independent of the Institute on a wide range of projects associated with South Asia development, security and policy. Ahmad joined Nautilus in October 2001 and has been responsible for the production of the 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. Nautilus wishes the best for Ahmad and looks forward to working with him on joint projects in the future.
6. Wiskemann Family Foundation Contributes to Pegasus Project
The Pegasus Project received a contribution of $5000 from the Wiskemann Family Foundation for general project support.
Read the 2003 Annual Report.
7. View of Nautilus
"I have been familiar with your own work and that of your colleagues at the Nautilus Institute for many years, and have been a subscriber for some years to NAPSNet, which I find to be an excellent source."
- Dr. Michael Hay,
Founder of Korea Strategic Inc.
November Nautilus Highights - posted December 3, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are some recent highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank you for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Nautilus Recognized in Congressional Record Transcript on North Korea
- Nautilus Conducts Global Training at Fourth Asia Energy Security Workshop
- Hayes Interviewed on North Korean Refugees on National Public Radio
- Hayes Cited on Subterranean Reality in North Korea in the Los Angeles Times
- Goldstein Argues US Must Seek Nuclear Free North Korea
- Pegasus sails with Beat Within
- Views of Nautilus
1. Nautilus Recognized in Congressional Record Transcript on North Korea
Congressional Record comments on North Korea, United States Senator Joseph Biden recognized 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."
http://www.nautilus.org/archive/pub/ftp/napsnet/special_reports/SFRC-DPRKvisit.txt
2. Nautilus Conducts Global Training at Fourth Asia Energy Security Workshop
In early November, Nautilus concluded its fourth Asia Energy Security Workshop in Vancouver. As part of the workshop, Nautilus staff and associates trained representatives from South Korea, China, the Russian Federation, Mongolia, and Japan in the use of Long-Range Energy Alternative Planning software which enables researchers to model and forecast future energy needs and plan for energy security in the region.
http://www.nautilus.org/energy/eaef/Fourth_EAEF/index.html
3. Hayes Interviewed on North Korean Refugees on National Public Radio
Interviewed by National Public Radio's Morning Edition, Peter Hayes argued that the continued documenting of prison camps and human rights violations in North Korea using satellite photographs will do much to persuade 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 this era of new technology.
4. Hayes Cited on Subterranean Reality in North Korea in the Los Angeles Times
Barbara Demick in the Los Angeles Times cited Peter Hayes 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."
http://www.latimes.com/services/site/premium/status-unconfirmed.intercept
5. 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. 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."
http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/0344_Goldstein.html
6. Pegasus sails with Beat Within
Despite scattered showers, Pegasus set sail for the afternoon on November 14 with staff from Pacific News Service's the Beat Within and Youth Outlook. These publications provide a voice for youth and incarcerated youth living in the Bay Area. For many of the passengers, the voyage was the first aboard a sailing vessel in San Francisco Bay. "I've never seen the city from this viewpoint," commented Marvin Roiz as the clouds cleared to produce a stunning view of the city.
7. View of Nautilus
"As Senior Officer in the UN Political Department dealing with NEA and the Peninsula in particular, I cannnot imagine carrying on my assignment without checking every working day Nautilus website. I actually find the work done by you and your Organization as fascinating."
-Aleksandr Ilitchev, Senior Officer
United Nations Political Affairs Department
October Nautilus Highights - posted November 5, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are some recent highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank you for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Ploughshares Awards Nautilus $50,000 for East Asia Security Issues
- Wells Fargo Contributes $1000 to Pegasus LifeSkills Project
- Nautilus Releases Case Study Examining Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation
- Nautilus Announces Fourth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Workshop
- Regional Grid Participants Travel to DPRK-Russia-China Border
- Hayes Explores 'Ukraine Model' for North Korean Cooperative Engagement
- Views of Nautilus
1. Ploughshares Awards Nautilus $50,000 for East Asia Security Issues
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 enables Nautilus to continue its work in reducing the danger of nuclear war and proliferation in East Asia.
2. Wells Fargo Contributes $1000 to Pegasus LifeSkills Project
Wells Fargo Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant in support of the Pegasus LifeSkills project. The grant will assist in conducting a series of Project LifeSkills sails for youth participants from four Berkeley elementary and middle schools. The LifeSkills Project builds leadership, collaboration, problem-solving and self-esteem for at-risk and disadvantaged youth.
3. 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 remains a relevant document today due to the consequences of the US war in Iraq.
4. Nautilus Announces Fourth East Asia Energy Futures (EAEF) Workshop
Nautilus announced 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. The workshop focuses on collaborative research between countries of Northeast Asia (including participants from South Korea, the Russian Far East, China, Japan, and Mongolia) and strategies for resolving - energy security issues in the region.
5. Regional Grid Participants Travel to DPRK-Russia-China Border
The Nautilus Institute's 3rd Regional Grid Connection workshop concluded with an excursion to the environmentally delicate border area between Russia, China, and the DPRK to observe the Tuman River wetlands and study the potential ecological impacts of grid interconnection.
6. Hayes Explores 'Ukraine Model' for North Korean Cooperative Engagement
In an article published in the latest Arms Control Today, Peter Hayes 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 South Korea, China, Russia and the United States.
7. View of Nautilus
"I must say your [DPRK Policy Forum] piece 'Bush's Bipolar Disorder and the Looming Failure of Multilateral Talks with North Korea' is a gem! [It] is an inspired and cogent piece. I shall be drawing upon it, with due acknowledgement, unashamedly. Keep up the good work!"
- Richard Broinowski
former Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
September Nautilus Highights - posted October 8, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are some recent highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank
you for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful
and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- DOE Awards Nautilus $300,000 for Asia Energy Security Project
- Northeast Asia Power Grid Interconnection Workshop in Vladivostok
- Nautilus Launches New Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Site
- Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Visits Unhari Village Windpower
Project
- Hayes Formulates DPRK Economic Reconstruction
- Looking Beyond Old Formulas in Kashmir
- Views of Nautilus
1. DOE Awards Nautilus $300,000 for Asia Energy Security Project
The US Department of Energy awarded the Nautilus Institute a $300,000 grant
to support the Asia Energy Security Project in 2004. The Project's goal is to reduce the threat of nuclear proliferation by collaborating with Asia
energy experts, providing policy and technical support to the US
government, and creating an Asia Energy Security News and Information Service.
2. Northeast Asia Power Grid Interconnection Workshop in Vladivostok
The Nautilus Institute held its 3rd Annual Grid Workshop from September
30th to October 3rd, in Vladivostok, Russia. Regional participants for this
year's Grid Workshop included the Russian Federation, the People's Republic
of China, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
Japan, and Mongolia. The workshop analyzed the costs and benefits of grid
interconnection, air and water pollutants from power generation, as well as
determining the environmental impacts associated with transmission line and
power plant construction.
3. Nautilus Launches New Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Site
The Nautilus Institute launched its new Global Disclosure Project by
releasing two previously classified documents obtained via the Freedom of
Information Act. The first document, "Murder at Panmunjom," explores the
explosive incident between US-ROK forces and the DPRK military at Panmunjom
in 1976. The second document, "U.S. Ground Force Withdrawal From Korea: A
Case Study in National Security Decision Making," is an insider account on
the reversal of President Carter's policy of withdrawing the Second
Infantry Division from Korea in the mid-seventies.
4. Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Visits Unhari Village Windpower
Project
A bipartisan delegation of congressional aides from the US Senate Foreign
Relations Committee visited the Nautilus Institute's US-DPRK Village
Windpower Project at Unhari Village in North Korea on August 31, 2003. The
delegation included Frank S. Jannuzi, professional staff of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee and assistant to Senator Joseph Biden
(Democrat, Delaware, Ranking Minority Member) and Keith Luse, professional
staff member and assistant to Senator Richard Lugar (Republican, Indiana,
Committee Chairman).
5. Hayes Formulates DPRK Economic Reconstruction
Nautilus Executive Director Peter Hayes addressed the Korea Development Institute's North Korean conference on Rebuilding North Korea's Economy on
September 17 in Seoul. In his paper, he stated: "In the mid-1990s, the
Ukrainians traded in 1,900 former Soviet nuclear warheads in exchange for
security assurances, economic support, and energy assistance. It is
possible that this model could work for the DPRK, as well. Underlying this
view is the observation that the DPRK's leadership faces multiple,
conflicting tradeoffs and dilemmas, and that nuclear weapons are a means,
not an end."
6. Looking Beyond Old Formulas in Kashmir
Nautilus Senior Program Officer Zulfiqar Ahmad participated in a
"Discussion Forum On Kashmir" held last week in San Francisco. Speakers at
the forum, including Ahmad, argued that there is no military resolution to
the dispute, and underscored the necessity of seeking creative solutions
that can both accommodate changed realities in Kashmir and fulfill the
political aspiration of the Kashmiri people.
7. View of Nautilus
"Very much appreciate your DPRK briefing book!"
- George Lewinski
Sr Producer KQED Public Radio
August Nautilus Highights - posted September 3, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are some recent highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank
you for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful
and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Hayes Argues Last Chance To Avert A Korean Krakatoa
- Hoodbhoy and Mian Debate Democracy, Nuclear Proliferation, and US
Foreign Policy
- Nautilus Releases 1976 US DIA North Korea Military Handbook
- Nautilus Launches Northeast Asia Regional Grid Project Website
- Pegasus Celebrates the Summer Lifeskills Program
- Views of Nautilus
1. Hayes Argues Last Chance To Avert A Korean Krakatoa
Given the pressures that could lead to armed conflict between the United
States and North Korea in the near future Nautilus Executive Director Peter
Hayes outlines four critical scenarios that seek to answer whether a
peaceful resolution between the United States and North Korea before
November, 2004 is possible. His essay is based on a report from the second
annual Nautilus Institute US-North Korea Scenarios Workshop held in May 2003.
http://www.nautilus.org/DPRKBriefingBook/scenarios/DPRKscenarios2003.pdf
2. Hoodbhoy and Mian Debate Democracy, Nuclear Proliferation, and US
Foreign Policy
The Nautilus Institute welcomed Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy, from
Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and Dr. Zian Mian from the Program on
Science and Global Security at Princeton University for a heated public
debate and discussion on Democracy, Nuclear Proliferation, and US Policy
towards Muslim countries.
http://www.nautilus.org/sand/HoodbhoyMianTalk.html
3. Nautilus Releases 1976 US DIA North Korea Military Handbook
As part of the Military policy area of the North Korea Briefing Book,
Nautilus published a formerly classified 1976 highly detailed report on the
North Korean Military. It was obtained using the US Freedom of Information
Act. While there is some text missing from the report, it contains valuable
details of North Korean military organization, communications, strategy and
doctrine that remain salient today.
http://www.nautilus.org/DPRKBriefingBook/military/DIADPRKMilitaryHandbook1976.pdf
4. Nautilus Launches Northeast Asia Regional Grid Project Website
The Nautilus Institute is happy to announce its third Workshop on Power Grid Interconnection in Northeast Asia. It will be held from September 30
to October 3, 2003, in Vladivostok, Russian Federation. The workshop is
co-hosted by the Far Eastern Branch of World Wildlife Fund Russia, the
Economic Research Institute of the Far Eastern Branch, and the Russian
Academy of Sciences (Khabarovsk, Russian Federation). Papers, background,
and workshop materials can be found: here.
5. Pegasus Celebrates the Summer Lifeskills Program
The Berkeley Boosters and the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, sixteen
students, sixteen volunteers, and a group of supporters were honored at an
awards ceremony for their completion of the Pegasus Project Summer Lifeskills program. The Pegasus Lifeskills program is designed to build and
nurture lifeskills in Bay Area youth by exposing them to new and exciting
situations aboard the Nautilus Institute's Pegasus.
6. View of Nautilus
"The Nautilus Institute has prepared an ingenious on-line [North Korea]
briefing book covering two dozen policy areas."
-William Dowel Editor, The Global Beat, New York University President,
Korea-U.S. Consulting, Inc.
July Nautilus Highights - posted August 5, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are some recent highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank
you for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful
and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Nautilus Announces Global Fellows Program
- Nautilus Publishes APCSS Report on IT Revolution on Korean Peninsula
- Nautilus Launches North Korea Timeline
- IAEA Representatives Visit Nautilus
- Pegasus Kicks off Summer Life-skills Series with Berkeley Boosters
- Views of Nautilus
1. Nautilus Announces Global Fellows Program
The Nautilus Institute is pleased to announce its inaugural Global Fellows Program. Nautilus is inviting applications from organizations and
individuals for a six-week training program in "Tools for Global Problem
Solving." Our focus will be on strategic uses of information technology,
scenarios methodology, freedom of information act, and information news
services.
2. Nautilus Publishes APCSS Report on IT Revolution on Korean Peninsula
As part of the "Economy" Policy Area for its Virtual DPRK Briefing Book,
the Nautilus Institute published the Asia-Pacific Center for Security
Studies' (APCSS) report "Bytes and Bullets: Impact of IT Revolution on War and Peace in Korea." The report details the present information technology
revolution on the Korean peninsula and its impact on the future development
of Korea.
3. Nautilus Launches North Korea Timeline
With North Korea's prominence in recent news, the Nautilus Institute
launched its DPRK timeline this week. The timeline is a concise summary of recent developments in the North Korea nuclear crisis covering the last few
weeks. The timeline is intended to serve as a brief summary of the immediate developments in the DPRK nuclear conflict and as a resource for scholars, journalists, and interested citizens.
4. IAEA Representatives Visit Nautilus
Nautilus Staff met with Dirk Schriefer, the Director of the Division of
Safeguards Information Technology for the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), and John Lepingwell, Head of the Information Analysis Unit in the same division to discuss how the Nautilus Institute collects
information for its news services on Northeast and South Asia (NAPSNet and SANDNet) and possibilities for partnering between Nautilus and the IAEA in the future.
5. Pegasus Kicks off Summer Life-skills Series with Berkeley Boosters
Pegasus crew sailed with a group of youth from the Berkeley Boosters. This sail was the first of a series of summer sails designed to teach
life-skills and increase environmental awareness among Berkeley's inner city youth. The youth participating on this voyage will build skills during two day long voyages and will use these skills to assist Pegasus volunteers on an overnight voyage to Angel Island.
6. View of Nautilus
"The DPRK Briefing Book is an excellent resource. Thank you. I write not
as a novice but someone with 30 year's Korea experience. Keep it up."
-President, Korea-U.S. Consulting, Inc.
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Korea Foreign Area Officer), Retired
June Nautilus Highights - posted July 1, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are the June highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank you
for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful and
equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Compton Foundation Awards Nautilus $45,000 for NK Briefing Book
- Nautilus Institute Launches North Korea Briefing Book
- N Experts Gather to Formulate North Korean Nuclear Scenarios
- Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation Awards Pegasus Project $5000
- Young Burn Survivors Continue Pegasus Sailing Series
- Hayes Calls for "Boa Constrictor" Strategy with North Korea
- Views of Nautilus
1. Compton Foundation Awards Nautilus $45,000 for NK Briefing Book
The Compton Foundation awarded the Nautilus Institute a $45,000 grant in
support of the Nautilus Institute's virtual North Korea Briefing Book. When the Briefing Book is completed, it will contain analyses and
references on approximately two dozen Policy Areas. The North Korea
Briefing Book is a resource for government officials, policy analysts,
journalists, and NGOs in hopes of informing and enriching debate.
2. Nautilus Institute Launches North Korea Briefing Book
The Nautilus Institute launched its North Korea Briefing Book by releasing the first four Policy Areas: US Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Monitoring &
Verification, and Negotiating Style. Nautilus hopes the Briefing Book will
enrich public knowledge and debate on North Korea. The completed North
Korea Briefing Book will cover approximately two-dozen Policy Areas, each
containing issue briefs, critical analyses from diverse perspectives, and
key reference materials. The North Korea Briefing Book is part of the
Nautilus Institute's "US-DPRK Next Steps: Avoiding Nuclear Proliferation
and Nuclear War in Korea" project.
3. Experts Gather to Formulate North Korean Nuclear Scenarios
North Korea experts convened at the Nautilus Institute for the second
annual North Korea Scenarios Workshop. The two-day workshop identified
specific policies and strategies for peacefully resolving the North Korean
nuclear crisis. An executive summary and a report containing the scenarios
will be available shortly. The 2003 North Korea Scenarios Workshop was funded by the Korea Foundation.
4. Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation Awards Pegasus Project $5000
The Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation awarded Nautilus Institute's the Pegasus Project $5000 for general program support. Funds provided will be applied toward Project Lifeskills. Project Lifeskills strives to help build a strong foundation of inter-personal skills for at-risk and disadvantaged
youth. The Pegasus Project was also awarded a $800 grant from the Northern
California Grant Makers.
5. Hayes Argues for Denuclearization and Deterrorization of North Korea
The Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation from Seoul, South Korea, interviewed Hayes on nuclear issues relating to Korea. Hayes said, "The United States
has to denuclearize and deterrorize North Korea at the same time." In a separate Wired magazine article on North Korean military hackers, Wired directed readers to Hayes' essay on North Korea's information strategy and cited him on North Korea's military hackers: "In the big picture, a few
hackers are not going to stop the flow of American men and material in a major war in Korea."
6. Hayes Calls for "Boa Constrictor" Strategy with North Korea
Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California on May 27, 2003, Peter Hayes said that the only viable strategy to achieve President Bush's goal of denuclearizing North Korea without a war is the 'boa constrictor' strategy. North Korea must be embraced through the unleashing of precision-guided markets and non-governmental organizations if it is to be slowly transformed from the inside out. This strategy must be buttressed with strong external deterrence.
6. View of Nautilus
"First of all, thank you for all the valuable materials [Nautilus] is
sending me. I read them continuously - and make use of them."
-Sverre Lodgaard
Director Norweigan Institute of International Affairs
May Nautilus Highights - posted Joune 9, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are the May highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank you
for your interest and support as we work together for a more peaceful and
equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Simons Foundation Awards Nautilus $8,000 to support NAPSnet
- Hayes Declares Bush Can Break WMD-terrorism Link in North Korea
- Nautilus Argues for Renewable Energy Path in Japan
- Moon Urges U.S. to Transform North Korea via Engagement
- Young Burn Survivors Continue Pegasus Sailing Series
- Views of Nautilus
1. Simons Foundation Awards Nautilus $8,000 to support NAPSnet
The Simons Foundation of Vancouver awarded the Nautilus Institute an $8,000
grant to support the ongoing publication and distribution of the Northeast
Asia Peace and Security Network ( NAPSnet) Daily Report. The Simons Foundation is a research center dedicated to the pursuit of innovative
solutions to strategic disarmament and arms control challenges. It was
launched at the University of British Columbia in January 2002
2. Hayes Declares Bush Can Break WMD-terrorism Link in North Korea
In a speech to the Global Lecture Series on Asia at the Sonoma State
University Lifelong Learning Institute on May 20, 2003, Peter Hayes
asserted that "President Bush needs to get out of Kim Jong Il's face. That
is, he needs to take the DPRK off the US terrorist listing so that the US
can shift the cost of the DPRK economic recovery to Japan in return for
DPRK nuclear dismantlement."
http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/lifelong/courses.html
3. Nautilus Argues for Renewable Energy Path in Japan
A synthesis report entitled "A Framework for Energy Security Analysis and Application to a Case Study of Japan" that was produced for the Nautilus
Institute's Collaborative Pacific Asia Regional Energy Security (PARES)
Project is now publicly available. The study outlines comprehensive
methods for evaluating the energy security implications of different energy
"paths" for Japan and it's future.
4. Moon Urges U.S. to Transform North Korea via Engagement
As part of the Nautilus Institute's Policy Forum Online, Moon Chung-in,
Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University in Seoul, published an
open letter to President George W. Bush urging that the most effective way
of resolving the North Korean issue is not through invoking ultimatums, but
by recognizing and engaging it.
http://nautilus.org/fora/index.html
http://nautilus.org/fora/security/0332_Moon.html
5. Young Burn Survivors Continue Pegasus Sailing Series
On a bright and early spring Saturday morning, young adults from Alisa Ann
Ruch Burn Foundation continued to explore some of the basics of seamanship
during the second in a series of Lifeskills sails aboard Pegasus. The
series includes three day-long training voyages and culminates in an
overnight voyage requiring the youth to use the skills that they have
acquired to assist the crew.
6. View of Nautilus
"The relevancy and importance of your work at the Nautilus Institute in
today's
climate cannot possibly be overstated. I want you to know how very grateful
I am, both personally and on behalf of the families and children whose
futures we attempt to brighten, for your efforts."
-David W. Manson, Jr.
Executive Director of Berkeley Boosters
Apr. Nautilus Highights - posted April 1, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are the April highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank
you for your interest and support as we work together in 2003 for a more
peaceful and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are
always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Hayes Challenges Hardline U.S. Stance on North Korea
- Mansourov Foreshadows US-North Korea Breakdown
- Nautilus in Media Spotlight on North Korea Crisis
- PBS Consults Hayes on Frontline Report on North Korea
- Pegasus Sails with Sonoma County Students
- Views of Nautilus
1. Hayes Challenges Hardline U.S. Stance on North Korea
On the same day North Korea allegedly announced it had begun reprocessing
spent fuel rods to obtain more plutonium, Peter Hayes responded with a
Special Report entitled "North Korea's Negotiating Tactics and Nuclear Strategy." Hayes argues that North Korea's reprocessing threat is in fact a signal that North Korea is still willing to bargain with the United States.
2. Mansourov Foreshadows US-North Korea Breakdown
On Thursday, April 23, 2003, the day talks in Beijing began between the
United States and North Korea, the Nautilus Institute's DPRK Policy forum
published an essay by Dr. Alexandre Y. Mansourov in which he argued that
the tri-lateral talks were likely to end in an impasse that threaten
further escalation of nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula.
http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/0330_Mansourov.html
3. Nautilus in Media Spotlight on North Korea Crisis
CSPAN (April 21, 2003)
KPFA's "Morning Show" (April 24, 2003)
MSNBC (April 24, 2003)
San Francisco Chronicle (April 25, 2003)
Knight Ridder (April 16, 2003)
4. PBS Consults Hayes on Frontline Report on North Korea
Peter Hayes was consulted for the making of the Frontline report "Kim's
Nuclear Gamble" which aired on April 11, 2003 on PBS. The long running news series detailed the recent tensions between the United States and North
Korea over the DPRK's energy program and its attempts to develop nuclear
weapons. The website for the series includes links to the Nautilus Institute's North Korea Next-Steps Workshop.
5. Pegasus Sails with Sonoma County Students
On March 28, 2003, Pegasus sailed with fourth grade students from Horicon School in Sonoma County. With winds from the north gusting up to 30 knots, rotating around the vessel proved challenging and rewarding for the youth. Pegasus was crewed by volunteer Captain Mark Caplin, Paul Marbury, Jeanne Moje, Pat Scott, Tim McAnulty and Patty Donald of The Shorebird Nature Center.
6. View of Nautilus
"NAPSNet remains the best daily source on contemporary strategic
developments in Northeast Asia. Skillfully edited and complemented by
succinct commentaries from analysts in several countries and across the
political spectrum, it is an essential and accessible tool for keeping
abreast of specialist information and big picture developments."
-Paul Evans
Professor, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia
Mar. Nautilus Highights - posted April 1, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are the March highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank
you for your interest and support as we work together in 2003 for a more
peaceful and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are
always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- U.S. Department of Energy Supports Nautilus Northeast Asian Energy Security Program $283,000
- Ahmad and Hayes Argue U.S.-Iraq War Increases Insecurity
- Nautilus Releases Top Secret Declassified 1966 Vietnam Documents
- Nautilus Helps Media Get US-DPRK Issues Right
- Pegasus Sails with Twenty-Six Oakland Youth
- Views of Nautilus
1. U.S. Department of Energy Supports Nautilus Northeast Asian Energy Project
$283,000
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $283,000 grant to support Nautilus' Northeast Asian Energy Security program which includes regional training sessions in analytical software for long range energy planning. A workshop will take place in May 2003, and will include experts from the DPRK, ROK, China, Japan, and the United States.
http://www.nautilus.org/energy/grid/gridindex.html
2. Ahmad and Hayes Argue U.S.-Iraq War Increases Insecurity
A new essay entitled "Iraq: A Lost War?" by Zulfiqar Ahmad and Peter Hayes
argues that war with Iraq may accelerate nuclear proliferation and increase
global insecurity. Also published were policy papers entitled "China and
the Korean Peninsula: Playing for the Long-Term," by David Shambaugh,
"Crisis in North Korea: the U.S. Strategic Future in East Asia," by Desaix
Anderson, and "Let's Send Human Shields of Anti-war and Peace to North
Korea," by Kim Seung-kuk.
http://www.nautilus.org/sand/OpEd-WarOnIraq.html
http://www.nautilus.org/fora/index.html
3. Nautilus Releases Top Secret Declassified 1966 Vietnam Documents
On March 9, 2003, the Nautilus Institute released the Pentagon's 1966
report "Tactical Weapons in South East Asia." Peter Hayes and Nina
Tannenwald published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times and "Nixing Nukes in
Vietnam" in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. National Public Radio,
Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Tribune covered the
story. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, read parts of the declassified
report into the Congressional Record.
The original report, analysis, commentary, and other background information
are available at:
http://www.nautilus.org/VietnamFOIA/
http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/2003/mj03/mj03hayes.html
4. Nautilus Helps Media Get US-DPRK Issues Right
Nautilus staff have been interviewed on North Korea by Associated Press,
the Boston Globe, the BBC and Radio Australia, and MSNBC TV in Korea, as
well as responding daily to mass media journalists trying to understand the
North Korean nuclear crisis.
The Boston Globe (February 27, 2003)
BBC Radio and Radio Australia (March 5, 2003)
MSNBC TV , South Korea (March 6, 2003)
5. Pegasus Sails with Twenty-Six Oakland Youth
With gusts of wind up to 30 miles per hour and choppy water conditions, 26
youths from the Monarch Academy in Oakland, along with their teacher,
Andrea Main, had a wild ride aboard the Pegasus on Thursday, March 13,
2003. The voyage was led by volunteer Captain Paul Marbury and crewed by
Tim McAnulty, Patty Donald, Peter Hayes and Lea Prince.
6. View of Nautilus
"I love NAPSNet! It is very worthwhile, and I find myself saving two or
three squibs a day from it -- and using them in my research. Whoever does
it, does a great job"
-John J. Tkacik, Jr. Research Fellow for China, Taiwan and Mongolia The
Heritage Foundation
Nautilus Highights - posted March 11, 2003
Dear Colleague:
Here is the alert and media coverage of the Nautilus Institute's release of
the Pentagon's 1966 study on nuclear war-fighting options in the Vietnam
War. The lessons from this 1966 report are important today in the context
of defining the accountability of U.S. policy-makers on the prospective use
of nuclear weapons in Iraq, North Korea and the war on terrorism.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Nautilus Releases De-Classified Vietnam War Nuclear First-Use Study
On March 9, 2003, the Nautilus Institute released the JASON 1966 study
"Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Southeast Asia" for the Pentagon. The report
concluded that nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War would have been
militarily ineffective, could lead to annihilation of US troops, and would
be politically catastrophic.
It argued that attacking insurgents with nuclear weapons would lead to
insurgent nuclear counter-attack; and that nuclear supplying states that
are normally self-deterred or deterred by the prospect of US retaliation
might be prompted by US first use against insurgents to transfer nuclear
weapons to insurgents. This argument is highly relevant to the pending
wars against Iraq and against North Korea, and in the war on terrorism
against transnationally networked insurgencies like Al Queda.
Peter Hayes and Nina Tannenwald analyzed the report in essays in the
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the Los Angeles Times, also published
on March 9, 2003.
The same day, Nautilus also published commentaries by the four authors of
the report, including Freeman Dyson and Steven Weinberg, the winner of 1979
Nobel Prize for physics. Nautilus also published two essays on the
relevance of the report to the war on terrorism and the pending wars on
Iraq and North Korea, one by Willis Stanley, and the other by Michael Levi.
On Monday, March 10, 2003, Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, read parts of
the declassified report into the Congressional Record on Monday.
All these items plus the original report and other background information
are available at:
http://www.nautilus.org/VietnamFOIA/
Donors who supported the Nautilus Institute's FOIA research over the 19
years it took to bring this document into the public domain include: Ford
Foundation; HKH Foundation; MacArthur Foundation; Ploughshares Fund;
Rockefeller Foundation; and W. Alton Jones Foundation.
Selected Media Coverage
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Los Angeles Times
NPR's "Weekend Edition"
Washington Post
San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland Tribune
Feb. Nautilus Highights - posted March 11, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. Your
comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for your
interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- St. Croix Donates Equipment to Pegasus Project
- Hayes Warns North Korean May Collapse Into Black Hole
- Zarsky Argues Against Global Competition
- Media Turn to Nautilus for Insight on North Korea
- Park Proposes Global Disclosure Approach to Freedom of Information
- Views of Nautilus
1. St. Croix Donates Equipment to Pegasus Project
St. Croix Marine Products, Inc. donated stainless steel risers to the
Pegasus Project which will allow for proper installation of removable
davits aboard the vessel. The davits will support Pegasus' inflatable
dinghy that is used to take youth on exploration journeys and will enable
the Pegasus Project to offer a wider variety of learning experiences to Bay
Area youth.
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2. Hayes Warns North Korean Death Star May Collapse Into Black Hole
Peter Hayes videoteleconferenced to workshops held in New York by the Asia
Society on February 12, 2003 and in Evanston at Northwestern University on
February 18, 2003. He warned that North Korea is a "white-hot Death Star"
and consequently if the United States continues to push a hardline, it will
create a "Black Hole" in North Korea.
http://www.nautilus.org/archive-2003-Q1.shtml
3. Zarsky Argues Global Competition for Investment is Bad for Environment
In her paper, "Stuck in the Mud? Nation States, Globalization and the
Environment," Nautilus Senior Associate Lyuba Zarsky, argues that intense
global competition for investment puts a drag on local environmental
standards and necessitates global norms for MNCs. Originally, a report to
the OECD, the paper has now been published in the "Earthscan Reader on
International Trade and Sustainable Development" (edited by Kavin Gallagher
and Jacob Werksman).
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3805&field=new%0D
4. Media Turn to Nautilus for Insight on North Korea
In February, Peter Hayes was published and interviewed on North Korea by a
variety of international media including South Korea, Japan, China, Hong
Kong, Australia, Canada, Britain, and the United States. He emphasized the
urgency of opening direct dialogue with the DPRK to refreeze its nuclear
weapons program.
To the Point, KCRW Radio, Los Angeles (February 11, 2003)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Commentary (February 12, 2003)
Radio CKNW's Agenda, Vancouver, Canada (February 12, 2003)
http://www.cknw.com/station/audio.cfm
SBS Radio's Worldview, Sydney, Australia (February 12, 2003)
WBEZ Public Radio, Chicago's Worldview (February 14, 2003)
San Francisco Chronicle (February 15, 2003)
Radio Australia' s Asia Pacific Program (February 15, 2003)
KQED San Francisco Forum (February 16, 2003)
5. Park Proposes Global Disclosure Approach to Freedom of Information
At the "Freedom of Information: Its Importance for the East Asian Civil
Society" symposium in Tokyo on February 1-2, 2003, Nautilus Program officer
Nancy Park proposed adoption of a Global Disclosure approach to requests
for information that utilizes the recent spread of national disclosure laws
to over forty countries. The symposium was co-sponsored by the
International Peace Research Institute of Meijigakuin University (PRIME)
and the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability.
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/
6. View of Nautilus
"Your service is excellent. I would like to add that I find your translated
summaries of regional reaction to major events (eg. Jiang's US visit, or
the revised US-Japan security agreement) to be especially valuable, and
impossible to get elsewhere. Congratulations to all your people. Keep up
the good work!"
-Stephen Noerper
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
Jan. Nautilus Highights - posted February 7, 2003
Dear staff member:
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. Your
comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for your
interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- MacArthur Foundation Supports US-DPRK Dialogue
- Experts Seek DPRK Nuclear Freeze Solution
- Hayes Keeps Mass Media On Track
- McGoldrick Outlines DPRK Nuclear Freeze
- Pegasus Teaches Hypothermia Prevention
- Views of Nautilus
1. MacArthur Grants $100,000 to Support US-DPRK Dialogue
The MacArthur Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to support the Next Steps
Workshop and related work in engaging the DPRK with a cooperative solution
to end the current nuclear standoff with the United States.
2. Experts Declare DPRK Nuclear Freeze Feasible
Fifty experts from the US government and private organizations met in
Washington on January 27, 2003 at the US-DPRK Next Steps Workshop
co-sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the
Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability.
Yonsei University Professor Chung-in Moon gave a keynote talk. Congressman
Curt Weldon spoke in the evening on his efforts to lead a bipartisan
congressional delegation to the DPRK.
http://nautilus.org/security/workshop/paper.html
3. Hayes Keeps Mass Media On Track
Hayes has been providing reference material to La Presse (Quebec), Wall
Street Journal, and Bloomberg News, as well as responding daily to mass
media journalists trying to understand the North Korean nuclear crisis.
KRCW's To the Point (January 11, 2003)
http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?tmplt_type=program&show_code=tp
San Francisco Chronicle (January 11, 2003)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/11
/MN196566.DTL
San Jose Mercury News (January 13, 2003)
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/4929729.htm
All Things Considered (January 13, 2003)
http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=918158
WVOX-WRTN's Talk Back (January 15, 2003)
http://www.nyradioguide.com/cgi-bin/info.cgi/WRTN-FM
KCBX's An Evening With (January 18, 2003)
http://www.kcbx@kcbx.org/main/local/eveningwith.htm
San Jose Mercury News (January 18, 2003)
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/4977663.htm
KGNU's Connections (January 24, 2003)
http://kgnu.net/audio/connections/
4. McGoldrick Proposes DPRK Nuclear Freeze Strategy
A report by Fred McGoldrick, formerly of the U.S. Mission to the
International Atomic Energy Agency, was published by the Nautilus
Institute's North Korea Policy Forum. The report outlines concrete steps
North Korea could take to verify and freeze its uranium enrichment
operations.
http://www.nautilus.org/fora/index.html
5. Pegasus Teaches Prevention and Treatment of Hypothermia
Pegasus Safety Officer Mark Caplin lectured on hypothermia and sailing to a
group of Pegasus volunteers on January 10, 2003. The presentation focused
on prevention and treatment of hypothermia while on the water. The lecture
was followed by an on-the-water Person Overboard review.
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6. View of Nautilus
Received your latest [Daily] report. As always, [Nautilus] produces amazing
information. Thank you for the great service.
-Michael Lawrence
Deputy Director of Public Programs, World Affairs Council of Northern
California
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