[학술논문] [Special Issue] The DRPK Energy Sector: Current Status and Future Engagement Options
...and critical needs of that sector. The report also explores options for the rehabilitation of the DPRK energy sector that could be used in negotiations with North Korea as part of a “roadmap” to denuclearization and legitimate energy needs if negotiations are not successful and the DPRK either collapses (due to an internal coup, succession crisis, or war) or continues to stagnate. The...
[학술논문] 휴전 60주년: 북한 핵과 남북 관계
...Korea’s perennial demands---(1) recognition of North Korea as a nuclear-power state a la Pakistan, (2) signing US-DPRK peace treaty, and (3) large-scale economic aid from the United States. North Korea believes that the United States is more concerned about non-proliferation than denuclearization of North Korea. Thus North Korea thinks it can bargain with the United States with non-proliferation card. For...
[학술논문] The DPRK’s “Return to Dialogue,” the US Perception, and the ROK’s Trustpolitik
...the opening-up of North Korea. Drawing onthis understanding, the article focuses on the implications of the DPRK’s return todialogue. In order to review the context of the implications, the article delves into theROK and US responses to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)regime’s gesture for a change and examines the ripple effect of the return todialogue on the South Korean...
[학술논문] The Dilemma of the “Axis of Evil”: The Rise and Fall of Iran–DPRK Relations
...People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) and Iran in the context of their shared perception of a threat from the United States. We discuss the conventional idea of the international relationship—the enemy of my enemy is my ally—to explain Pyongyang–Tehran relations, evaluate its past and current relations, and offer policy suggestions for the recent denuclearization approach toward North Korea...
[학술논문] Choosing a Path to the Elusive Goal of DPRK Denuclearization
...the opportunity to place near-term constraints on DPRK programs. They also argue that, in the unlikely event of North Korea agreeing to such a roadmap, there would be a high probability of it pulling out of the deal at a future time of its choosing. This paper reviews the Trump administration’s efforts to achieve North Korean denuclearization, describes what appears to be the North Korea policy...