[학술논문] The Two Koreas after U.S. Unipolarity: In Search of a New North Korea Policy
The global and East Asian orders of power are now represented by China's economic, military, and diplomatic rise and America's decline. While U.S.-China relations represent a set of the most important variables in world politics, the meaning of China’s rise is much greater on the Korean Peninsula. Given the recurring balance of power shift from the U.S. preponderance of power for the...
[학술논문] 격동의 동아시아: 박근혜 정부 대외정책의 과제
...PRC. Likewise, trilateral security cooperation among the ROK, the U.S., and Japan should be equipped with common values and norms so that the PRC will find its role justifiable and legitimate. The Park Administration should also advance the status and role of ‘he Global Korea’ that has been well established in international society over the past few years. Global Korea diplomacy should not...
[학술논문] The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) after Libya: Practical Implication for North Korea
The responsibility to protect (R2P) is a new norm or set of principles that redefines sovereignty as a responsibility rather than as a privilege or a means of control, which offers a policy guideline on when and how the international community should intervene for the sake of human protection in the face of mass atrocity crimes. Just as in humanitarian intervention, however, the R2P faces several dilemmas:
[학술논문] North Korea’s Space Militarization and Foresight of Security Dilemma on the Korean Peninsula
... suggest that, although certain dual-use technologies may reduce misperception and support deterrence, the overall trend of North Korea’s space militarization is likely to exacerbate the security dilemma. We recommend establishing global space governance and developing comprehensive space policies, laws, and institutions to effectively manage these emerging challenges.
[학술논문] Future Warfare Dynamics and Response Strategies on the Korean Peninsula: Insights from the Russia–Ukraine War
Since the inauguration of the Trump administration’s second term in January 2025, a new normal in the international order has taken shape, leading to a level of global security uncertainty greater than at any point since the end of the Cold War. As the Ukraine war has shifted into a prolonged war of attrition lasting over three years, Russia—facing the limits of its war-sustaining capabilities—has...