[학위논문] 북한의 만수대예술단 연구
...organizations in response to the changing times, there have been limitations in fully reflecting the rapidly evolving demands and pace of change among the people. While the troupe functioned as a prominent symbolic entity during the Kim Jong Il era, but in the Kim Jong Un era its significance has shifted to being mere ‘symbo,’ revealing certain limitations.
This paper, through examining...
[학술논문] Political Dynamics of Hereditary Succession in North Korea
...analyzes the background, problems and political dynamics related to the hereditary succession currently underway in North Korea. The succession to Kim Jong-un has been prepared amid relatively challenging internal and external conditions. The consolidation of Kim Jong-un’s power should solve three political challenges. The first is to inherit and repackage Kim Jong-il’s power legacy. The second...
[학술논문] Kim Jong Un’s First 500 Days: Consolidating Power and Clearing Political Space for National Revival
...Korea since Kim Jong Un assumed power after Kim Jong Il’s death on December 17, 2011. The first part addresses three fundamental questions: who really governs the country, how stable is the current North Korean regime, and what lies over the horizon for the leadership transition? Part two analyzes key dynamics within the Kim family, including the rising influence of Kim Jong Un’s uncle...
[학술논문] Kim Jong Un’s Military Provocation Strategy and Its Adjustment Potential under Changing Strategic Environments
This study examines Kim Jong Un’s military provocation strategy in structural terms and assesses its continuity and potential adjustment amid evolving strategic conditions. By applying the mechanism of “environmental perception → political decision → military execution,” the strategy is defined as a combination of non-conventional, low-intensity direct provocations and hybrid...
[학위논문] 한반도 항공 전략 연구 : 한국 공군력의 운용과 발전 방향에 대한 연구
...nuclear weapons and long-distance missiles. Furthermore; Kim Jong-Un; who succeeded the three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership; pursues ‘the two-pronged policy of building atomic arms and boosting the economy' along with the military-first policy. North Korea’s isolation policy is another factor that escalates the political and military tension between the two countries.