[뉴스] “북한-이란 무기 협력”…워싱턴서 HRNK 행사

북한인권위원회, HRNK가 21일 워싱턴DC에서 북한과 이란의 전략적 협력 관계를 다룬 신간 출간 행사를 열었습니다. ‘불량 동맹국들: 이란과 북한의 전략적 협력 관계(Rogue Allies: The Strategic Partnership between Iran and North Korea)’의 제목의 책은 브루스 벡톨 앤젤로주립대 교수와 안보학자 앤서니 셀소 박사가 공동 집필한 책입니다.

[뉴스] 미 국무장관 “핵무장한 북한과 살고 있어”

마코 루비오 국무장관은 22일 팟캐스트 방송에서 “우리는 북한이 핵무장을 하고, 이란이 핵 야심을 지닌 세상에 살고 있다(We live in a world with a nuclear-armed North Korea, with a nuclear-ambitious Iran)”고 발언했습니다.

[뉴스] The ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Overhyped

Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in July, longtime U.S. intelligence official John McLaughlin described the threat posed by China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as “the distinguishing characteristic of our world right now.” McLaughlin, the former acting director of the CIA, warned that the United States’ adversaries had “formed a group” and were increasingly cooperating against Washington and its...

[뉴스] Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.

[뉴스] Yes, North Korea is preparing for war — in Ukraine and the Middle East

...of erratic moves by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is leading many in Washington to speculate that he is preparing for waron the Korean Peninsula. But there’s another, more plausible explanation for the despot’s behavior — that he is focused on helping his friends in Russia (and Iran) win the wars they are already in. For the West, that is the newest and fastest-growing threat from the country.

[학술논문] Russia’s Approach to Nonproliferation

This article questions the presupposition of the Obama Administration that not only does the US need Russia to achieve nonproliferation outcomes in North Korea and Iran, but also that Russian policy on nonproliferation converges with that of the United States. The essay examines Russia’s policy towards these two proliferation issues and finds that while there are points of accord with Washington, Moscow...

[학술논문] Diagnosis and Assessment of North Korea’s Sociocultural Sector in 2012

In 2011, with the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea faced the exigent task of establishing a stable successor regime around Kim Jong-un. At the same time, the regime was presented with the tasks of rapidly settling the Kim Jong-un regime, minimizing the problems that may arise during the accelerated, short-term power succession process due to Kim Jong-un’s untested ability, and presenting citizens

[학술논문] Nuclear Proliferation: Reassessing the Threat to Global Security

The proliferation of nuclear weapons has been widely characterized as one of the major threats to international security in the contemporary period. Many analysts, scholars, and policymakers have expressed the belief that the risks of nuclear proliferation are higher today than ever before and some even describe the danger from new nuclear weapons states as greater than that posed by the Soviet Union

[학술논문] Nuclear Issues in Iran and North Korea

오늘날 이란과 북한의 핵 문제는 국제정치의 주요 이슈이다. 양국은 국제사회의 압력에도 불구하고 핵 프로그램을 중단하지 않고 있다. 본 논문은 이란과 북한의 핵 개발의 역사적 배경과 현재 상황을 조사하고, 중동-북아프리카 비핵화 전략을 포함한 미국의 핵 정책 분석하고 있다. 이란의 핵 개발은 중동의 지정학적 패권을 장악하고 미국이나 이스라엘로부터의 안보 위협에 대응하기 위한 것이다. 즉, 자국의 안보를 확보하기 위해핵을 전략적으로 활용하여 미국 및 이스라엘의 압박과 패권에 도전해온 것이다. 반면 북한의 핵 개발은 공산독제체제의 유지를 위해서 적대적인 한미일동맹세력의 위협으로부터 안보 억제력을 확보하기 위한 것으로 분석된다. 즉,핵 무장을 통해 한반도 및 주변국에는 핵 위협을, 미국 등 강대국에 테러 불안을 조장함으로서

[학술논문] Korea and the Middle East Turmoil: A Reassessment of South Korea?Middle East Relations

The turmoil in the Middle East (Arab uprisings), which began in Tunisia and swept through Egypt, Syria and other parts of the Middle East, continues to destabilize regimes in the region. What are the implications of these new revolutionizing changes for the Middle East and for South Korean-Middle East economic, political,and military relations? The Middle East turmoil might have implications not only

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

...that South Korea and Japan do more for their own security and has redeployed Patriot missiles and THAAD systems from South Korea and U.S. Marines from Japan to the Middle East because of the war with Iran. A growing chorus of influential voices in Seoul and Tokyo seems to lend credence to the worry that this confluence of threats will prompt South Korea and Japan to cross the nuclear Rubicon. In 2023...

[해외] Rethinking North Korea diplomacy

The Trump administration’s strike against Venezuela and its war in Iran have drawn the spotlight away from the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia for much of 2026. Although North Korea remains relatively low on the administration’s list of foreign policy priorities, Korea watchers continue to speculate about a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, driven...

[해외] From deadlock to dialogue on the Korean Peninsula: It is time to revisit the idea of North East Asian regional security talks

...when a mutual commitment to confidence building in 2018 was followed by the latter’s one-sided denuclearization demands in 2019, spoiling North Korea’s appetite for compromise. Trump’s policy towards Iran—which the USA has attacked twice during nuclear negotiations, with the goals suddenly shifting from non-proliferation to regime change—has likely further reinforced North Korea’s perceived need to hold...

[해외] Cluster Warhead Tests Underscore the Important Conventional Role of North Korea’s SRBMs

...SRBM force, which performs many of the key missions traditionally taken on by air forces. The launches also follow through on the mandate of the February 2026 Ninth Party Congress to reinforce SRBM deployments against South Korea. Finally, the North probably wanted to capitalize on the substantial press attention given to Iran’s recent use of submunition warheads to trumpet its similar capabilities.

[해외] The Trouble With Permanent Alliances

For the past 75 years, the United States has pursued a historically anomalous strategy toward alliances. Traditionally, alliances were forged as highly contingent, time-bound partnerships, but after World War II, the United States went about establishing permanent ones, including NATO and bilateral alliances such as those with South Korea and Thailand. This practice had some use during the Cold War