[학술논문] Changing Security Landscape of Northeast Asia in Transition : A View from Japan

...rapid economic growth, China overtook Japan as a national GDP scale to be the second largest economy in the world. While Chinese economy is now indispensable for regional and world economic growth, China sometimes take assertive behaviors and such behaviors has raised concern among regional countries, especially countries at South China Sea and East China Sea. On the other hand, since economic interdependence...

[학술논문] Initial Conditions, Economic Performance, and Reform Prospects in North Korea

...study aims to predict the possible changes in the North Korean economic system by examining 27 countries that have experienced economic transition since 1990. This study divides the 27 transition countries into three groups (i.e., outstanding, fine, and poor transition) through discriminant analysis based on the outcomes of economic reforms over the past two decades. The discriminant analysis reveals...

[학술논문] Kim Jong Un’s First 500 Days: Consolidating Power and Clearing Political Space for National Revival

...December 17, 2011. The first part addresses three fundamental questions: who really governs the country, how stable is the current North Korean regime, and what lies over the horizon for the leadership transition? Part two analyzes key dynamics within the Kim family, including the rising influence of Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek and the emergence of Kim’s wife, Ri Sol Ju as a factor in...

[학술논문] Economic Security in Transition: The Role of RussiaNorth Korea Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula

...Korea and its implications for economic security on the Korean Peninsula. Against the backdrop of Russia’s geopolitical isolation following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has intensified engagement with Pyongyang, culminating in the 2024 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. This partnership expands cooperation across political, military, and economic domains, undermining international...

[학술논문] The DPRK’s: Cautious Transition, Venture Diplomacy and Modernization without Reform

...observation and a deeper analysis show that some important transformations have been launched. The establishment boosts the refurbishment of the defense, whilst relocates the Party as a relevant actor, defining economic development as a vector. However, the modernization in course follows the same venture diplomacy and suggests the discard of the idea of reform, maintaining the essence of the regime.