[학술논문] Opening Pandora's Box: Is South Korea's Nuclearization Feasible and Desirable?

The nuclear armament debate has become prominent in contemporary South Korean politics, driven by security concerns toward North Korea's nuclear development and the credibility of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence. The Trump 2.0 Presidency has further heightened the debate, with advocates claiming strategic opportunities and necessities for South Korea's nuclear independence. This article examines...

[학술논문] Economic Experimentation under Authoritarian Closure: Urban and Social Transformation in North Korea’s Rason SEZ

...in the city center and its surrounding areas. Regression analysis indicates that trade volume, targeted sanctions on specific goods, and the COVID-19 pandemic significantly influenced the SEZ’s development, with trade with China exerting the most substantial effect. The interview findings corroborate the satellite data and highlight concrete spatial changes. Methodologically, this study demonstrates...

[학술논문] 두만강지역개발과 국제협력: 중국 '창지투 선도구' 건설의 국제환경 분석

2009년 중국 중앙정부는 중국의 두만강지역 개발규획을 국가전략으로 지정하고 지린성 창지투(長吉圖) 지역을 중심으로 본격적인 두만강 개발사업을 추진하고 있다. 그러나 지역협력은 일반적으로 역내 주요 경제행위자들 간의 비교적 높은 수준의 개방도와 밀접한 경제적 연관성이 강조되어야 할 뿐만 아니라 이러한 경제관계를 존속시켜 줄 수 있는 조화로운 정치환경이 마련되어야 한다. 따라서 이 연구는 동북아라는 특정된 국제정치구도 내에서 두만강지역 역내 주요 국가들이 두만강 개발사업에 대한 기본 시각과 정책적 정향을 파악하는 데 주목적을 두었다. 결과적으로, 두만강지역은 냉전체제의 부분적․비대칭적 해소로 인해 국가간에는 '갈등적 협력'구도를 형성하고 있다. 협력과 안보의 선순환 고리를 형성하고 역내 국가들로 하여금 두만강

[학술논문] The Multilateral Economic Cooperation for Tumen River Area and China’s Leadership: From the TRADP of UNDP to Chinese Plan of “Chang-Ji-Tu” Development and Opening-up Pilot Area

This research shows how international economic cooperation of Northeast Asian countries has evolved through the plans of economic development around Tumen River area from the UNDP’s proposition of the Tumen River Area Development Programme(TRADP) in 1991 to the current China’s plan of the “Chang-Ji-Tu” Development and Opening-up Pilot Area (CJT). Based on the theoretical debates between structural...

[학술논문] Sub-regional Cooperation and Unbalanced Municipal Development in the Northern East Sea Rim: A Comparative Study of Triangle Cities on Tumen River Delta*

...must be reconsidered to understand the triangle cities on the Tumen River Delta area, together with cautiously considering international influence on them. This case would be suggested to apply for multi-layered sub-regional municipal theory to promote urban and regional development with the infrastructural support of central and local governments to create new opportunities of the North Arctic route...

[해외] Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear

...2024, lowering Moscow’s threshold for nuclear use. North Korea is thought to have 50 nuclear weapons and enough fissile material for 50 more, and technical support from Russia is accelerating its development of a broad suite of mobile-launched, nuclear-tipped cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as nuclear submarines. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded that South Korea and Japan do...

[해외] North Korea’s Pursuit of Medical Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges

North Korea’s 20×10 Regional Development Policy, announced in January 2024 as state priority, has seen swift and consistent implementation to-date. Although it was originally designed to build local industrial bases across the country, it has evolved to include public services such as healthcare, particularly at the provincial level. Russia has, so far, been Pyongyang’s most prominent partner for...

[국내] 북한의 투자유치 정책변화와 남북경협 방향

...special industrial zones in the same year. In June 2011, North Korea and China’s joint development plan was announced with the groundbreaking ceremony for Rasun Special Zone and Hwanggeumpyeong area near Sinuiju. Indeed, since the mid-2000s, legislation related to foreign investment was revised. For example, International Trade Arbitration Committee was first formed under the trade department in 2004, and...

[국내] 핵 포기 국가에 대한 국제사회의 경제개발 지원경험이 북한에 주는 시사점

...정리하고자 한다. While the international community tried to resolve North Korea’s nuclear crisis, it has remained an ongoing challenge. North Korea’s nuclear crisis is a significant and impending task for the international community, in terms of enhancing security on not only the Korean peninsula but also in Northeast Asia while simultaneously achieving consistent economic development in that region. The...

[국내] ROK's Response Options in a North Korean Contingency

...advantage of the new development to achieve reunification while not letting it adversely impact South Korean security. North Korean contingency will inevitably have direct and indirect impact on the interests of the world's most powerful nations. Hence, South Korea will need to take a creative diplomatic approach to harmonize their conflicting interests and draw out international cooperation to resolve...