IN63 - Cha, Victor D. WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT?: OBAMA’S NORTH KOREA CONUNDRUM (The Washington Quarterly, October 2009, 20 pages) 북한이 진정으로 원하는 것은 무엇인가? 오바마 대통령의 북한 난제 - Click here for available text on the Internet

Kim Jong-il may want nuclear weapons, but is that all? The former deputy of the U.S. delegation to the Six-Party Talks draws on North Korean positions that, even when contradictory, may explain core goals which lie beneath Pyongyang’s rhetoric and provocative actions.

IN64 - SOUTH KOREA: ITS DOMESTIC POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY OUTLOOK (CRS Report for Congress, September 30, 2009, 23 pages) 한미관계, 대한민국의 국내정치 및 대외 정책에 관한 미의회조사국 최신 보고서 - Contact IRC for print copy

Despite an upswing in South Korean attitudes toward the United States, several outstanding agenda items are affecting bilateral relations. These include relocating the U.S. Army base at Yongsan to Pyongtaek; transferring wartime operational control (OPCON) from U.S. to South Korean command; South Korea's contribution to allied efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan; and the pending bilateral KORUS Free Trade Agreement. Congress has a decisive role to play in approving appropriations for the base relocation plan and the ratification of the KORUS FTA.

IN65 - Steinberg, James B. CHINA’S ARRIVAL: THE LONG MARCH TO GLOBAL POWER (Keynote Address By U.S. Deputy Secretary Of State James B. Steinberg, September 24, 2009, 31 pages) 중국의 도래: 스테인버그 미국무부 부장관의 기조연설 - Click here for available text on the Internet

The Center for a New American Security hosted James B. Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, as the keynote speaker at an event marking the launch of CNAS' new report, China's Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship. Deputy Secretary Steinberg's address laid out the Obama Administration’s vision for the future of the U.S.-China relationship.

IN66 - Tamamoto, Masaru. THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES:CAN JAPAN LIVE WITHOUT THE BOMB? (World Policy Journal, Fall 2009, 8 pages) 일본이 핵무기없이 살수 있는가? - Click here for available text on the Internet

Clearly, a world free of nuclear weapons is a step-by-step process. It will take many years for the US and Russia-not to mention China or North Korea-to decommission their arsenals. But politicians in Japan fear, for the first time, that these moves are likely to cloud the clarity of America's commitment to defend the nation. Japan, which has foresworn offensive military capability since World War II and remains so reliant on a foreign protector, is deeply fearful of abandonment. Here, Tamamoto looks at whether Japan can live without nuclear weapons.

EC47 - Dimitri, Carolyn; Oberholtzer, Lydia. MARKETING U.S. ORGANIC FOODS: RECENT TRENDS FROM FARMS TO CONSUMERS (U.S. Department of Agriculture, September 29, 2009, 33 pages) 유기농 식품 마케팅: 생산자와 소비자 트렌드 - Click here for available text on the Internet

EC48 - Ferrier, Peyton. THE ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURAL AND WILDLIFE SMUGGLING (U.S. Department of Agriculture, September 16, 2009, 55 pages) 농산물과 야생동물 불법 밀거래의 경제학 - Click here for available text on the Internet

The United States bans imports of certain agricultural and wildlife goods that can carry pathogens or diseases or whose harvest can threaten wildlife stocks or endanger species. Despite these bans, contraband is regularly uncovered in inspections of cargo containers and in domestic markets. This study characterizes the economic factors affecting agricultural and wildlife smuggling by drawing on inspection and interdiction data from USDA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and existing economic literature.

EC49 - Shrestha, Laura B.; As; Heisler, Elayne J. THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE UNITED STATES (CRS Report for Congress, September 25, 2009, 35 pages) 미국 인구통계의 변화하는 면모 - Contact IRC for print copy

This report highlights some of the demographic changes that have already occurred since 1950 and illustrates how these and future trends will reshape the nation in the decades to come (through 2050). This report will be updated as needed.

EN40 - Vann, Adam. ENERGY PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS: LEASING AND AUTHORIZATION (CRS Report for Congress, September 8, 2009, 21 pages)  연방정부 국유지에 대한 에너지 프로젝트: 임대와 허가기준 - Contact IRC for print copy

A variety of statutes and agency regulations govern leasing and permitting for energy projects, including oil and natural gas development as well as alternative energy projects, on federal lands. This report explains the legal framework for energy leasing and development on federal lands. The report reviews laws and regulations affecting leasing of federal lands for exploration and production of oil and natural gas, which have evolved under a complex leasing system over the last century. The report also addresses existing laws and regulations that affect the use of federal lands for renewable energy projects, including geothermal, wind, and solar energy. 

EN41 - Yergin, Daniel. IT’S STILL THE ONE (Foreign Policy, September /October 2009, 8 pages)  석유의 미래 - Contact IRC for print copy

The very future of oil is being seriously questioned, debated, and challenged.  One characteristic of this new age is that oil has developed a split personality, being both a physical commodity and now also a financial asset.  The author, an economic researcher who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992, explains why - just as we need more oil than ever - the future of oil is changing faster than we can keep up with.

EN42 - ADVANCING THE NATIONAL PARK IDEA (U.S. Department of Interior, September 2009, 52 pages)  미국 국립공원 발전 전략 - Click here for available text on the Internet

The report conveys the message that the National Park System is at a crossroads, facing challenges such as urgent environmental problems, a burgeoning population and critical needs in education. It calls for a new vision recognizing the interrelationships between human beings and the natural world and the need for a sustainable relationship between people and the planet.

US34 - SOCIAL NETWORKING AND CONSTITUENT COMMUNICATIONS: MEMBER USE OF TWITTER DURING A TWO-WEEK PERIOD IN THE 111TH CONGRESS (CRS Report for Congress. September 21, 2009) 미 의회의원들의 트위터(twitter)를 이용한 정치에 관한 미의회조사국 보고서 - Contact IRC for print copy

During the past 15 years, the development of new electronic technologies have altered the traditional patterns of communication between Members of Congress and constituents. Many Members now use e-mail, official websites, blogs, Youtube channels, and Facebook pages to communicate with their constituents—technologies that were either non-existent or not widely available 15 years ago.

US35 - Parker, Kim. THE HARRIED LIFE OF THE WORKING MOTHER (Pew Research Center, October 1, 2009) 미국의 직장 맘들(working mother) - Click here for available text on the Internet

Women now make up almost half of the U.S. labor force, up from 38% in 1970. This nearly forty-year trend has been fueled by a broad public consensus about the changing role of women in society. A solid majority of Americans (75%) reject the idea that women should return to their traditional roles in society, and most believe that both husband and wife should contribute to the family income.

US36 - Huffington, Arianna. TIPPING POINT FOR THE NEW MEDIA (NPQ: New Perspectives Quarterly; Summer 2009, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p61-65, 5p) 뉴 미디어를 위한 티핑 포인트 - Click here for available text on the internet

An interview with "The Huffington Post" editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington is presented. She relates that in order to monetize online journalism, it is necessary to seek a way to fund original reporting through nonprofit or profit cooperation. She believes that in 5-10 years time, media landscape will quickly evolve in unpredictable means. She notes that curating aggregated news is a way to attract readers, where it involves choosing the part of the story that will constitute the headline.

AR31 - Somerstein, Rachel. WHITE CANVAS HOUSE (Guernica Magazine. August 2009) 오바마 대통령의 백악관 콜렉션 - Click here for available text on the internet

What’s revealing about Obama’s art selections for the White House has nothing to do with gender or race. It’s more abstract than that.

The artists not included in the White House’s four-hundred-and-fifty-piece permanent collection read like a greatest hits list of twentieth-century American art: Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Joan Mitchell, Robert Rauschenberg, Ben Shahn, Andy Warhol.

AR32 - Hirschfeld, Neil.  TEACHING COPS TO SEE (Smithsonian magazine, vol. 40, no. 7, October 2009) 예술 작품을 통한 관찰 수업 - Click here for available text on the Internet

When police officers investigate a crime scene or are on call, paying attention to detail and communicating accurately are critical.  This article profiles Amy Herman, a New York art historian and lawyer who, after a harrowing experience on a police patrol while a law student, began teaching a course called “The Art of Perception” for police, designed to fine-tune their attention to visual details, using paintings from New York’s Metropolitan Museum.  The focus is not on the artist, title of the work or technique, but on describing what they see in the picture.  Herman has conducted the course for several federal-government agencies, as well as the Scotland Yard in London.  The author notes that their newly-attuned skills of observation have paid off in at least one high-profile case.

AR33 - Pannapacker, W.A. CONFESSIONS OF A MIDDLEBROW PROFESSOR (The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 05, 2009) 중간층(middlebrow)지식인과 고전 - Click here for available text on the Internet

What's so bad about being part of H.L. Mencken's "boobocracy"? The Great Books looked great to one 70s teenager, writes W.A. Pannapacker.

Back in the 70s, when I was a kid, I used to run to the television—there was only one in the house in those days—whenever I heard the opening notes of the "Fanfare-Rondeau" by the French composer Jean-Joseph Mouret.