[학술논문] 동아시아 외교안보 현황과 한일협력

...policy that could be described as “undertaking necessary measures” or (有所作爲). The rise of China could shape a new complex balance of power system in East Asia. Since the end of the Cold War in the <em>early</em> 1990s following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the United States emerged as the dominant world power. By extension, its political and military presence with corresponding influences remained...

[학술논문] 러시아 연해주 두만강 하구의 한인마을 크라스노예 셀로(鹿屯島)의 형성과 변화

...the Krasnoe Selo were not founded at the same time, more than one village were at the latest formed in 1875 and their formation was officially recognized by the Russian authorities in 1880. By the <em>early</em> 1890s, the number of villages had increased to eleven. Some Korean scholars contend that Koreans moved to ‘Noktundo’ before 1860 and had lived there thereafter pointing to the geographical proximity...

[학술논문] 한국인의 설탕섭취량과 치아우식증: 역사학적 고찰

...chronologically following historical periodization. Comparisons with North Korea and Japan were made. Results. Sugar consumption increased between 1884 and the <em>early</em> 2000s. The DMFT index of 12-year-olds was 0.6 in 1972 and 3.3 in 2000. By the <em>early</em> 2000s, sugar became the processed food most consumed by Koreans averaging 23.7 kg (2000∼2006) per person per year, which is slightly above the world average...

[학술논문] Institutionalization of the Cult of the Kims: Its Implications for North Korean Political Succession

By citing North Korean sources, the South Korean media have recently delivered the news that Kim Jong Il had already chosen his third son, Kim Jong Un, as his political successor in late 2008 or <em>early</em> 2009. He selected a son who was still young and inexperienced.What was the reason behind this decision? This paper attempts to provide a convincing answer to this perplexing question. According to institutionalists...

[학술논문] The Resurrection of Confucianism in North Korea

...of the colonial period such as Yun Chiho and Yi Gwangsu, I move on to the praise of Soviet-style socialism and concomitant erasure of traditional Confucianism by the likes of Baek Namun during the <em>early</em> years of the North Korean regime, and finish with the processes of resurrection of Confucianism during the 1970s and 1980s as the Juche ideology became formalized and stabilized. North Korea’s Juche...

[국내] North Korea’s 2026 External Relations Outlook

December 2025 marks the end of North Korea’s five-year arms development plan (from <em>early</em>-2021 throughout 2025) that Kim Jong Un announced during the Eighth Party Congress in January 2021. Kim’s ambitious defense development plan included substantial progress in the following five “crucial” strategic capabilities.

[국내] 북한의 투자유치 정책변화와 남북경협 방향

...역할을 하고 있다. North Korea, experiencing chronic economic hardship, has been attempting to make partial policy changes to expand external economic relations and to attract foreign investors since the <em>early</em> 2000s. For the expansion of trade and foreign investment, the North Korean regime attempted to establish special industrial zones in 2000s and took some reform measures in their legislations and administrative...

[국내] North Korea’s Missile Provocations: Not just a Gambit but an Imminent Threat

...means to defend itself. On top of that it is becoming a real worrisome challenge to South Korea’s national security because of the lethargic responses of the South Korean and US governments. As of <em>early</em> June, the South Korean and US governments have not officially provided detailed information on the North Korean missiles. South Korean government officials just reiterate that the projectiles are “short...

[국내] The Denuclearization of North Korea and the US-China rivalry

...several officials, has criticized the United States for failing to implement corresponding measures such as a partial lift of sanctions from the American side. There is a growing expectation that <em>early</em> next year, there will be a second breakthrough summit between North Korea and the United States, but the nature of the North Korean nuclear problem is changing against the background of the Northeast...

[국내] Towards a Successful Third US-North Korea Summit: Finding Convergence between Two Denuclearization Calculations

...United States to take military-related measures towards such guarantees, North Korea suggests a partial lifting of sanctions as a corresponding measure. Fourth, for complete denuclearization, this <em>early</em> stage process is unavoidable and North Korea must implement this process at the current stage. Fifth, as the United States continued to insist at the talks that North Korea must take one more measure...