[뉴스] Yes, North Korea is preparing for war — in Ukraine and the Middle East
...Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is leading many in Washington to speculate that he is preparing for waron the Korean Peninsula. But there’s another, more plausible explanation for the despot’s behavior — that he is focused on helping his friends in Russia...
[뉴스] Kim Jong-un’s move to drop Korea reunification goal raises fears of return to war
A mere two weeks into the new year and the Korean peninsula has seen major, worrying developments that are raising concerns of a possible resumption of war.
[뉴스] North Korea’s Kim vows to dismantle father’s unification arch as he declares South Korea ‘principal enemy’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula that his father constructed in Pyongyang, calling it an “eyesore.”
[뉴스] Is North Korea's Kim preparing for an actual war?
Could war again leave its bloody mark on the Korean Peninsula? Judging from an unusual rhetorical shift by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, some longtime observers believe he may be disillusioned with diplomacy and is girding for conflict.
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...examining the impact of smuggled information, the mindset of the "Jangmadang Generation," and the critical question of the Kim regime's future, it offers a deeply informed perspective on the various scenarios that could unfold on the Korean peninsula. For anyone seeking to comprehend the contradictions, resilience, and human reality of North Korea, this in-depth account is essential reading.
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...D. Cha and David C. Kang’s Nuclear North Korea 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.S. president...
[학술논문] Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and the DPRK: Striving for a new geopolitical reality on the Korean Peninsula
The signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on June 19, 2024, was a significant event that has a substantial impact not only on bilateral relations between Moscow and Pyongyang, but also on the geopolitical situation in the region as a whole. The treaty is also of strategic importance for correcting...
[학술논문] Unification Education in Korean Schools: Content and Curriculum Analysis
...defectors. In contrast, Social Studies curricula present unification as an institutional and structural issue, addressing the historical causes of division on the Korean Peninsula, systemic differences between South and North Korea, the tangible benefits of unification, and instances of inter Korean policy level exchange and cooperation. Although recurring themes such as the necessity, importance,...
[학술논문] 최응석의 생애: 해방직후 보건의료체계 구상과 역할을 중심으로
...of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea witnessed the instatement of a regime that established anti-communism as the state policy and the strong influence of the United States in politics, economy, and culture. The consequent frustration of Choe’s design for a health care system and his defection to North Korea frustrated the creation of a National Heath Service (NHS) in South Korea, reinforced the...
[학술논문] Dilemma of South Korea’s Trust Diplomacy and Unification Policy
...suspicion from Pyongyang who criticized South Korea’s unification as a plot to instigate a regime change, if not collapse, in the North. As the tension and mistrust remains high on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea needs to make it clear that the policy priority is to ensure peace and stability between the two Koreas. At the same time, South Korea needs to recognize different priority of North...
[학술논문] The Added Value of Partnership with NATO for South Korean Security
...examine what security gains South Korea could expect to achieve from engaging in NATO’s global partnership security cooperation framework. Our analysis focuses on the possible benefits of security cooperation between the two partners at three different geographic levels, namely, the Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia, and the global arena. We conclude that South Korea could draw security gains from...