[학술논문] <em>Japan</em><em>’</em>s Power Shift and Its DPRK Policy

...2009, the Democratic Party of <em>Japan</em> (DPJ) won a landslide victory in the lower house elections, ending the dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over the last half a century. This political sea change in <em>Japan</em> has not resulted in major improvements in the <em>Japan</em><em>–</em>DPRK relations. Yet, the DPJ<em>’</em>s stance toward the DPRK<em>’</em>s military threat and the <em>Japan</em><em>–</em><em>US</em> <em>alliance</em> is different from that of the...

[학술논문] 북한의 핵과 장거리 미사일 개발이 동북아 정세에 미치는 영향

2009년 5월25일 북한의 2차 핵실험은 1993년 이후 진행된 북핵사태가 본질적으로 새로운 국면에 들어서는 것을 암시한다. 미국과 중국을 포함한 주변국과 세계는 여전히 북한의 완전한 비핵화를 추구한다. 그러나 2008년 여름 이후 시작된 김정일 건강이상과 체제불안에 의해 촉발된 것으로 보이는 금번의 핵 실험은 과거 미국을 대상으로 보다 유리한 협상을 하려던 경우와는 다른 의도와 목적을 가진 것으로 보인다. 갑자기 진행할 수 밖에 없는 권력승계를 위해 후계자에 대한 정당성 확보라는 목적을 가진 금번 핵 실험은 북한이 결국 핵무장의 길을 선택한 것을 가늠케 한다. 북핵을 결코 용인하지 않겠다는 미국과 한국을 포함한 주변국의 의사와 무관하게 북한의 핵무장이 점차로 현실화 되고 있는 것이다. 이에 대해 오바마 행정부는

[학술논문] Northeast Asian Security: Perspectives, Bargaining, and Issues In The <em>US</em> Alliances

...allies in Northeast Asia<em>—</em><em>Japan</em>, South Korea and Taiwan<em>—</em>underwritten by <em>US</em> mutual defense treaties, or Congressional law, are changing. Each <em>alliance</em>, or security partnership, also reveals instances of strong bargaining between the members. However these partnerships also show continuity. Each <em>alliance</em> is now over a half century old and continues in a period of obvious <em>US</em> financial difficulties, and...

[학위논문] 한중 관계 발전과정에 있어 북한 요인 연구 : : 전략적 삼각관계이론을 중심으로-

...the ROK-<em>US</em> <em>alliance</em> or turn the relationship between China and North Korea into a hostile relationship. Therefore, how the relationship between South and North Korea is established can significantly impact the triangular relationship between South Korea, North Korea, and China. It is practically meaningful for South Korea to maintain the initiative in inter-Korean relations. From South Korea<em>’</em>s perspective...

[학위논문] 한중 관계 발전과정에 있어 북한 요인 연구 : : 전략적 삼각관계이론을 중심으로

...the ROK-<em>US</em> <em>alliance</em> or turn the relationship between China and North Korea into a hostile relationship. Therefore, how the relationship between South and North Korea is established can significantly impact the triangular relationship between South Korea, North Korea, and China. It is practically meaningful for South Korea to maintain the initiative in inter-Korean relations. From South Korea<em>’</em>s perspective...

[국내] 러시아-북한-중국 삼각관계'의 전략적 함의: '미국 요인'과 한국에의 시사점

...the Park Geun-hye administration with policy implications in response to the current diplomatic situation in the East Asia region: a rising China, the <em>US</em> <em>“</em>Pivot to Asia<em>”</em>, <em>Japan</em><em>’</em>s reversion to conservatism under the Abe administration, and North Korea<em>’</em>s revisionist behavior. To this end, this research paper seeks to highlight the Russo-Sino-North Korean triangle that is the historical legacy of the region...

[국내] U.S. Contingency Plan for North Korea<em>’</em>s Regime Collapse

... including nuclear program and missile system, 2) stabilizing the crisis inside North Korea, 3) <em>alliance</em> management with South Korea and <em>Japan</em> during and after the contingency, 4) preventing conflicts with China, and 5) supporting a reunification of Korea through free markets and a democratic polity. Such objectives will be pursued in the broader context of addressing humanitarian crisis in North Korea...

[국내] 통일 후 동북아 외교안보 환경과 한국외교의 과제

...emerge between Korea-<em>US</em>-<em>Japan</em> and China-Russia. When the United States shows a neo-isolationist tendency after the Korean reunification, Korea is likely to face the Sino-Japanese strategic rivalry and regional hegemonic competition. If the United States solely relies on <em>Japan</em> by downgrading its <em>alliance</em> with Korea, we will come across a strategic polarization between <em>US</em>-<em>Japan</em> and China-Russia. In...

[해외] New <em>Alliance</em> Dynamics in and Around Korea

...People<em>’</em>s Republic of Korea or DPRK) <em>alliance</em> emerging from Russia<em>’</em>s aggression against Ukraine has concentrated on what each side offers the other and the activity of North Korean troops in Ukraine, it tends to ignore the dynamics of Russia-North Korea-China relations in error. These dynamics affect not only these countries but also South Korea (Republic of Korea or ROK), <em>Japan</em> and the <em>US</em> as well...

[국내] 일본은 보통국가인가?: 군사력 수준과 무력행사 범위의 고찰

...looking at conditions that <em>Japan</em> uses to decide whether to send troops abroad and use weapons. The paper then evaluates the scope of <em>Japan</em><em>’</em>s security policy expansion by assessing and predicting whether the <em>US</em>-<em>Japan</em> <em>alliance</em> and the Peace Constitution are sustainable. We conclude that the first criterion, military power, has reached or is very close to the level of a <em>“</em>normal state,<em>”</em> but the second criterion...