■ How does the UN Transitional Authority go about providing for the immediate security needs of the population , especially with several hundred rogue North Korean soldiers and police officers on the loose who have not surrendered , as well as a populace that is at best deeply suspicious of foreigners and at worst deeply terrified of them ?
■ With thousands of South Korean , Chinese and U . S . troops on the ground in the immediate aftermath , who should provide for initial security and public order , particularly given that the U . S . has committed to withdraw nearly all of its troops to South Korean territory as soon as practicable ?
■ Should the UN establish a full-blown military and police Peacekeeping Force in the North ? In other words , should the soldiers and policemen currently in place don blue helmets ? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of that action ? ( NOTE : The U . S . Forces Korea [ USFK ] Commander is simultaneously the UN Commander [ left over from the Korean War ] and the Combined Forces Commander of U . S . and South Korean forces . Under the UNSCR , his role has now been reduced to wearing only the hat of USFK Commander .)
■ Or , does North Korea need just blue-helmeted UN police ( vice military ) peacekeepers , given that the South Korean police are stretched thin across the Peninsula ? Should the UN ask for Australian , Italian , German , Mongolian , etc ., national police to deploy quickly ?
■ How will the U . S ., South Korea , China and Russia go about finding and securing North Korea ’ s remaining WMD and delivery systems ( including those in the Chinese buffer zone )? How do they track down the North Koreans who might know the whereabouts of the WMD ?
■ How do the South Korean and Chinese ( and to a lesser extent , U . S .) soldiers account for the North Korean soldiers and what do they do with them ? How do they begin the DDR ( disarmament , demobilization , and reintegration ) process ? What kind of IO campaign is needed to get the remaining rogue soldiers to surrender ?
■ How do the ROK , Chinese and U . S . troops go about finding Kim Jong Un and his inner circle ? Who is in charge of that ? What will the UN Transitional Authority do with them , once they are found ?
■ How does the UN Transitional Authority identify trustworthy North Korean military officers or police to help establish public order ? How does it vet and document North Korean officials and citizens ?
■ How will the IDP and refugee camps be secured ? Is this something China should do ? North Korean soldiers ?
■ How will critical infrastructure be secured in both the North and the South , especially as roads , bridges , airports , etc ., have to be rebuilt ?
■ As some desperate North Koreans turn to crime ( such as attacking World Food Program convoys ), how does the UN Transitional Authority respond ?
■ Who will inspect outgoing cargo at North Korean seaports to ensure no key North Korean leaders , WMD or other contraband items are leaving ?
■ Over the longer term , how will security sector reform ( SSR ) be carried out ? Are there initial steps that must be taken immediately to set SSR up for later success ?
■ How does the UN Transitional Authority handle strategic communications with a frightened population in the Hermit Kingdom and reassure it that its immediate needs will be met and that it should not fear the foreign government personnel and forces ? What methods does it use ?
■ How does the UN Transitional Authority establish new national , regional , and local level governance structures , and what should those structures be ?
■ Given the tremendous loss of life , property and treasure on both sides , should the South Korean Government conduct a referendum asking both sides if reunification ( its own desired end state ) is in fact desired by the two populations ? How soon should it do so ? And if the answer is a majority “ yes ” to reunification under the South Korean flag , should revising the ROK constitution be considered ?
Case Study # 0617-03 PKSOI TRENDS GLOBAL CASE STUDY SERIES
Security :
■ How does the UN Transitional Authority go about providing for the immediate security needs of the population , especially with several hundred rogue North Korean soldiers and police officers on the loose who have not surrendered , as well as a populace that is at best deeply suspicious of foreigners and at worst deeply terrified of them ?
■ With thousands of South Korean , Chinese and U . S . troops on the ground in the immediate aftermath , who should provide for initial security and public order , particularly given that the U . S . has committed to withdraw nearly all of its troops to South Korean territory as soon as practicable ?
■ Should the UN establish a full-blown military and police Peacekeeping Force in the North ? In other words , should the soldiers and policemen currently in place don blue helmets ? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of that action ? ( NOTE : The U . S . Forces Korea [ USFK ] Commander is simultaneously the UN Commander [ left over from the Korean War ] and the Combined Forces Commander of U . S . and South Korean forces . Under the UNSCR , his role has now been reduced to wearing only the hat of USFK Commander .)
■ Or , does North Korea need just blue-helmeted UN police ( vice military ) peacekeepers , given that the South Korean police are stretched thin across the Peninsula ? Should the UN ask for Australian , Italian , German , Mongolian , etc ., national police to deploy quickly ?
■ How will the U . S ., South Korea , China and Russia go about finding and securing North Korea ’ s remaining WMD and delivery systems ( including those in the Chinese buffer zone )? How do they track down the North Koreans who might know the whereabouts of the WMD ?
■ How do the South Korean and Chinese ( and to a lesser extent , U . S .) soldiers account for the North Korean soldiers and what do they do with them ? How do they begin the DDR ( disarmament , demobilization , and reintegration ) process ? What kind of IO campaign is needed to get the remaining rogue soldiers to surrender ?
■ How do the ROK , Chinese and U . S . troops go about finding Kim Jong Un and his inner circle ? Who is in charge of that ? What will the UN Transitional Authority do with them , once they are found ?
■ How does the UN Transitional Authority identify trustworthy North Korean military officers or police to help establish public order ? How does it vet and document North Korean officials and citizens ?
■ How will the IDP and refugee camps be secured ? Is this something China should do ? North Korean soldiers ?
■ How will critical infrastructure be secured in both the North and the South , especially as roads , bridges , airports , etc ., have to be rebuilt ?
■ As some desperate North Koreans turn to crime ( such as attacking World Food Program convoys ), how does the UN Transitional Authority respond ?
■ Who will inspect outgoing cargo at North Korean seaports to ensure no key North Korean leaders , WMD or other contraband items are leaving ?
■ Over the longer term , how will security sector reform ( SSR ) be carried out ? Are there initial steps that must be taken immediately to set SSR up for later success ?
Governance :
■ How does the UN Transitional Authority handle strategic communications with a frightened population in the Hermit Kingdom and reassure it that its immediate needs will be met and that it should not fear the foreign government personnel and forces ? What methods does it use ?
■ How does the UN Transitional Authority establish new national , regional , and local level governance structures , and what should those structures be ?
■ Given the tremendous loss of life , property and treasure on both sides , should the South Korean Government conduct a referendum asking both sides if reunification ( its own desired end state ) is in fact desired by the two populations ? How soon should it do so ? And if the answer is a majority “ yes ” to reunification under the South Korean flag , should revising the ROK constitution be considered ?