Gavan McCormack is an emeritus professor of Australian National University, and (2003 to 2005) visiting professor at International Christian University in Tokyo. He is the author of
Target North Korea: Pushing North Korea to the Brink of Nuclear Catastrophe, Nation Books, 2004). His new book,
Client State: Japan in the American Embrace is published by Verso in May 2007. He is also a
Japan Focus coordinator.