[연구논문] A Study on the Characteristics of North Korea’s Normalization and Standardization System in the Kim Jong-un Era: Focusing on the Reports of the Rodong Sinmun*

...This article seeks to investigate the development of normalization and standardization in North Korea’s industrial sector during the Kim Jong- un era by analyzing North Korean media sources. By comparing the policies pursued under Kim Ilsung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong- un, it describes the gradual adoption of international standard systems in North Korea. It points out that it is not easy to achieve practical...

[해외자료] Quick Take: North Korea’s Coverage of Russian War Against Ukraine By: Rachel Minyoung Lee

...People’s Army conference on November 15, Kim Jong Un said the United States was “sustaining their [its] military assistance to Ukraine” and claimed “the United States and other Western countries are using Ukraine as a shock force in the war against Russia.” This speech was carried for both domestic and external audiences. Kim’s unusual, but not unprecedented, direct...

[해외자료] Prospects for Health Cooperation: Changing Health Priorities for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

...fromChina,RussiaandSouth Koreafollowing the most recent devastating

[해외자료] Changes at North Korean Missile Operating Bases: Part 2

...significant changes at many of its ballistic missile operating bases. The timing and nature of these developments across multiple ballistic missile operating bases indicate that they are a component of Kim Jong- un’s ongoing efforts to elevate the Strategic Force’s status and improve its operational readiness. Many of the observed changes have also focused on replacing outdated housing and improving...

[해외자료] Powering the Korean Peninsula: Economic and Strategic Considerations

Negotiations between North and South Korea have revived prospects for reconnecting the Korean peninsula. South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong- un came to an agreement in 2018 to advance broader inter-Korean relations. A critical aspect of connectivity is energy infrastructure, which will require analysis and technical planning to make the most of any future political...

[해외자료] Changes at North Korean Missile Operating Bases: Part 1

...to be seen at large North Korean military facilities. However, the timing and nature of these developments across multiple ballistic missile operating bases indicate that they are a component of Kim Jong- un’s ongoing efforts to elevate the Strategic Force’s status and improve its readiness. Many of the observed changes have focused on replacing outdated housing and improving food availability...

[현안분석] 북한의 ‘두 개 국가론’: 민족/민족주의 개념의 변화를 중심으로

...used to encompass the entire Korean people, shifted to the concept of a ‘state’ with the emergence of the “ Kim Il Sung nation” (following the death of Kim Il Sung), which later evolved into the ‘state-first’ ideology in the Kim Jong Un era. The changes in the concept of a ‘nation’ within North Korea implies the unification of the two meanings of ‘nation’...

[현안분석] 김정은 시대 조선인민군의 ‘은닉 대본’과 당·군 관계: 이론적 분석과 정치적 함의

...Army (KPA) was not immune to these non-socialist phenomena. This issue within the KPA has become a political challenge for Kim Jong- un, who succeeded to power. Based on this awareness, this article aims to identify the reality of military life and control in the Kim Jong- un era, analyze it theoretically, and draw political implications. Based on in-depth interviews with former North Korean soldiers...

[현안분석] 북한의 상징공간과 기억의 정치

... era is closely linked to the real political and economic challenges of the country in terms of symbols and memory. If memory is collective and social, then behind North Korea's current manipulation and mobilization of symbols and the politics of memory based on them is the production and reproduction of historical memory to solve real-life problems. In that sense, Kim Jong- un's ‘politics...

[학술논문] 김정은 시기 북한의 경제발전 전략과 B2B 플랫폼을 매개로 한 남북경협 구상

...the attraction of foreign capital, although there may be a difference in degree, the Kim Jong-il era also witnessed Pyongyang's emphasis on them for economic development. However, the 'persistent' pursuit of the market as a facilitator to economic development is a unique feature only in the Kim Jong- un era. South Korea needs a new method to promote inter-Korean economic cooperation that matches...

[학술논문] 북한 보건의료 체계의 한계와 남북 협력방안

...crisis in the 1990s, and the North Korean people’s health index also plummeted. Besides, two Korea’s medical service capability is getting dichotomized, so an alternative is needed. The Kim Jong- un regime set the principle of “politics of affection” and emphasized “people first policy.” The hygiene and medical policy, which is closely linked to people’s life and...