A Proposal for North/South Korea Cooperation That Proved Effective: A Plea for More Multi-Analytic Approaches in Conflict Management

This statement supplements the rationale of the 1997 Isard/Azis proposal1 to initiate a resolution of the then current bitter conflict between North and South Koreas. The proposals and initiatives of the U.S., Japan, other nations and the U.N. had reached a stalemate. The Isard/Azis proposal pertained to a very small cooperative effort between North Korea and South Korea. It involved a small economic development within (or close by) the far eastern section of the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) lying within North Korea.