[북한] North Korea claims another successful test of its hypersonic glide missile tech

...have again tested a missile that could become one of the world’s fastest and most accurate weapons – with the potential to ultimately be fitted with a nuclear warhead. Kim Jong Un’s regime successfully tested a hypersonic glide vehicle that was fired aloft using solid-fueled engines on Sunday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, marking the fourth such test...

[해외자료] Power and Perception: A Review of Sung-Yoon Lee’s “The Sister”

When I first heard of this book regarding Kim Yo Jong, a figure of growing prominence inside the North Korean regime, I was intrigued. She was obviously the sister of the Supreme Leader, but her profile had recently begun to expand beyond just being a gatekeeper and source of Mt. Paektu grandeur. The fact that someone had taken it upon themselves to write an entire book about her was impressive, although...

[해외자료] Outside Information: One of the Keys to Empowering North Korean Citizens as Agents of Change

...challenge to advocates, observers and policymakers in making tangible progress on curbing North Korea’s WMD development. North Korean citizens are often only seen as the victims of the Kim Jong Un regime—powerless and disconnected from the rest of the world. Because of this perception, decades of international efforts to engage and access the restrictive state have neglected to consider...

[정치/군사] The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea

...for her brother’s totalitarian regime? The Sisteruncovers the truth about Kim Yo Jong, her close bond with Kim Jong Un and the lessons in manipulation they learned from their father. He also examines the iron grip the Kim dynasty has on their country, the grotesque deaths of family members deemed disloyal, and the signs that Kim Yo Jong has been positioned as her brother’s...

[학위논문] 김정은 정권의 대미전략 연구 :‘균형’이론을 중심으로

본 연구의 목적은 북한 김정은 정권의 대미전략을 고찰하는 것이다. 김정은 정권은 김일성이 탄생한지 100주년이 되는 2012년 ‘강성대국 진입’을 달성해야 하는 유훈과 함께 대미 균형 전략을 계승하였다. 이는 항구적 핵무력 건설을 통해 당당한 핵보유국 지위를 확고하게 유지하면서 경제발전을 병행하는 전략노선을 의미하는 것이었다. 따라서, 김정은 정권은 대외적으로 비핵화 위협에 대응하고, 대내적으로 조기에 당-국가체제를 정비하고 병진노선의 가시적 성과를 달성함으로써 정권의 정통성을 확보해야 했다. 이를 위해 북한은 체제 생존과 번영을 위한 전략적 차원에서 대미 균형 전략을 지속적으로 추진하였다. 즉, 북한은 미국의 비핵화정책과 대결하기 위해 대외적으로 중국의 대미 균형 전략과 연계하여 미국

[학위논문] 김정은 정권의 핵무력 고도화와 대미 역강압전략 연구 -핵투발수단을 중심으로-

...Korea’s nuclear capabilities the new leader Kim Jong- un wanted to strengthen his bargaining power by advancing nuclear delivery vehicle that can threaten the mainland US and its people. This is because if the KJU Regime complies with the US coercion they must first abandon its nuclear program which meant the end of Kim’s hereditary regime. Therefore KJU achieved his strategic goal by carefully...

[학위논문] 김정은 시대 북한의 사회통제 연구 : 정책의 지속과 변화를 중심으로

...study, in the Kim Jong#xf080f; Un era’s, how its social control system has been changed and analyze its characteristics and weak point to prospect its possibility of regime change. The main purpose of this study is to guide policy implication for our gort to make a better N.K policy. Key Words: N.K regime, social control, maintenance of regime, strategy to...

[학위논문] 북한의 수령형상 음악에 인입된 기독교적 특성 연구

...divide. Music plays a crucial role in the indoctrination of such ideology as Juche which is deeply rooted in North Koreans. The North Korean regime is using various musical elements to idolize and deify the families of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un which, in this dissertation, will be referred to as Suryong Image Music. In accumulating research on Suryong Image Music in North Korea...

[학위논문] 북한의 수령형상 음악에 인입된 기독교적 특성 연구

...divide. Music plays a crucial role in the indoctrination of such ideology as Juche which is deeply rooted in North Koreans. The North Korean regime is using various musical elements to idolize and deify the families of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un which, in this dissertation, will be referred to as Suryong Image Music. In accumulating research on Suryong Image Music in North Korea...