[정치/군사] Nuclear North Korea

Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>Nuclear North Korea</em>&nbsp;was first published in 2003 amid the outbreak of a lasting crisis over the North Korean nuclear program. It promptly became a landmark of an ongoing debate in academic and policy circles about whether to engage or contain North Korea. Fifteen years later, as North Korea tests intercontinental ballistic missiles and the U

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

United States security relations with its allies in Northeast Asia&mdash;Japan, South Korea and Taiwan&mdash;underwritten by US mutual defense treaties, or Congressional law, are changing. Each alliance, or security partnership, also reveals instances of strong bargaining between the members. However these partnerships also show continuity. Each alliance is now over a half century old and continues

[학술논문] Beyond Kant and Sen: Capacity Building by European NGOs in North Korea

Since 1995 when North Korea called for help from abroad in order to alleviate food supply gaps, European NGOs have been operating in North Korea, despite the fact that the creed of these NGOs are obviously at odds with the Kim Jong Il dictatorship. This article attempts to explore reasons for the cooperative relations between European NGOs and the Kim Jong Il dictatorship, through focusing on capacity

[학술논문] The North Korean Issue, Park Geun-hye’s Presidency, and the Possibility of Trust-building on the Korean Peninsula

For at least the past twenty years, the debate about how best to deal with North Korea has focused on whether pressure and isolation are more likely to change North Korean behavior, or whether inducements and engagement are more likely to produce results. This essay will explore the nuclear, economic, and humanitarian challenges that North Korea poses to the new South Korean President Park Geun-hye

[학술논문] 한국형 아이언돔 조기 확보 필요에 관한 연구

아이언돔은 둥근 지붕 형태의 모습으로 장사정포를 요격하는 방어 무기이다. 이스라엘은 2011년에 이미 아이언돔을 개발하고 실전 배치하였다. 2014년에 발생한 가자 지구 전쟁에서 이스라엘은 아이언돔을 배치한 덕분에 이스라엘의 중요 시설과자산을 약 90% 방어할 수 있었다. 국방부는 북한의 장사정포, 방사포, 초대형 방사포 등으로부터 방어력을 갖추기 위하여 국방중기계획을 발표하면서 한국형 아이언돔 개발에 착수한다는 계획을 밝혔다. 수도권, 핵심 중요시설을 방어하는 것이 필요하기 때문에 한국형 아이언돔을 개발하며, 2020년대 후반 또는 2030년대 초반에 전력화가 될 예정이라고 하였다. 국방과학연구소(ADD)는 이러한 전력화 시기를 앞당기기 위하여 국방과학연구소에 미사일 연구원을 신설하여 최소 3~5년 정도를

[학술논문] 군사시설 타운화 발전방향 연구: Kano 및 AHP 분석을 중심으로

한국군은 시대가 변하면서 많은 개혁을 진행하고 있다. 구체적으로 국방개혁 2.0이라는 개혁안을 통해 부대 및 인원 재배치를 진행하고 있다. 이러한 가운데 군사시설 타운화는 지역사회와 경제를 발전시키고, 이들과의 협력을 증진하며, 부대 전투력을 유지 및 제고할 수 있는 개혁안으로 부상하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 특히 군사시설 타운화 추진에 있어 군사시설 타운화의 발전방향에 대한 연구를 수행하기 위해 필요한 요건을 도출하였고, 도출된 요건의 중요도에 따른 우선순위를 과학적 방법을 통해 파악하였다. 기존의 연구들은 단순히 목록화 방식으로 군사시설타운화를 발전시키기 위한 방법이나 항목을 연구해 왔으나, 본 연구에서는 Kano 모형과 AHP 모형의 정량적 분석 방법을 통해 항목을 객관화하여 분석하였다. 그 결과,

[국내] A Sixties Comeback: Restoring U.S. Nuclear Presence in Northeast Asia

The nuclear balance of power in Northeast Asia is in crisis. North Korea, China, and Russia are using their nuclear arsenals as cover to undermine the regional order. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan must rely on the promise of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence commitments that can only be called upon in the event of nuclear war and which are otherwise ineffective at stopping the current nuclear arms

[국내] Asan International Security Outlook 2025

Throughout 2024, dominant powers such as the United States, China, and Russia&nbsp;either sought to uphold or establish an international order centered on themselves. To&nbsp;this end, they vigorously engaged in coalition building to expand their influence, while&nbsp;other countries that were caught in this strategic competition actively pursued survival&nbsp;strategies of their own. The United States

[국내] Eight Changes in North Korean Economy and Society under the Kim Jong Un Regime

Today, two extreme views compete on North Korea&rsquo;s economy and society. One view was originated during the hard times when severe food shortages caused mass starvation, factories halted operation because of electricity shortages and other issues, and homeless teenagers wandered marketplaces. According to this perspective, economic and social conditions in the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic

[국내] North Korean Economy in the Kim Jong-un Regime

It is well-known that North Korea has experienced economic difficulties for a long time since the Arduous March in the 1990s, during which the North Korean economy was set back and its socialist planned economy system resulted in a virtual failure. Despite a modest recovery that followed, the real GDP of North Korea has still not caught up with that of the 1990s until recently according to recent estimates

[해외] Construction at North Korea’s Kangson Facility: Probable Storage or Offices

Commercial satellite imagery over the past few weeks indicates construction is underway at North Korea&rsquo;s Kangson facility. While a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-korea-expanding-suspected-uranium-enrichment-site-satellite-imagery-shows/">recent report</a>&nbsp;by NK News has suggested that this &ldquo;could increase floor space for centrifuges&rdquo; at what is suspected to be