He was President Bush's top advisor on North Korean affairs.

"There are people in this Government and ruling party who feel they cannot lose the election," a knowledgeable specialist in South Korean military affairs said.

He is also a frequent commentator on Korean affairs on radio and television.

The Soviet Union was clearly about to play a major and perhaps decisive part in Korean affairs.

After decades of intervention in Korean affairs, Japan formally annexed Korea in 1910.

Hence, on radio and television, there is usually a one-note chorus of complaints about American arrogance and interference in Korean affairs.

According to some experts in North Korean affairs, North Korea itself has often linked food and other relief to politics.

In this period, Soviet reporting of North Korean affairs has been factual, brief, and frequently delayed.

While the State Department reaction was generally bland, two congressmen who follow South Korean affairs offered sharp words.

Drawing scholars together from different disciplines, it seeks to develop a comparative perspective that places Korean affairs in dialogue with historical, global and theoretical changes.