[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.”
[학술논문] 북한급변사태시 중⋅러협력과 한국의 국가전략
이 연구는 북한급변사태가 발생할 경우 중국과 러시아의 전략적 협력이 한반도 문제 해결에 어떠한 영향을 주는지를 분석하고 이에 대한 한국의 대응방안을 모색하는데 목적이 있다. 한국정부의 북한급변사태 대응전략에 영향을 줄 수 있는 가장 결정적인 도전요인은 중국과 러시아의 입장이 될 것이다. 만일 중국과 러시아가 전략적으로 제휴한다면 북한급변사태는 한국정부가 원하는 방향으로 나아가지 않을 가능성이 크다. 따라서 북한급변사태가 발생할 경우에 대비하여 한국정부는 유엔 및 주변국에 대해 즉각 대응할 수 있는 일관성 있는 전략을 마련해야 한다. 그럼으로써 북한지역에 무정부적 상황이 초래될 때 일사불란한 사태해결을 주도하고, 국제사회는 물론, 중국과 러시아의 협력을 이끌어내야 한다. 이를 위해 한국정부는 우선 북한급변사태에
[학술논문] Korean Economic Integration: Prospects and Pitfalls
Using a growth model of productivity catch-up estimated from the 1990 German reunification, we study the economic impacts of a hypothetical economic integration between South Korea and North Korea on macro aggregates. By considering a range of scenarios, we analyze the impacts of labor migration and capital transfer policies.
[학술논문] Reunification of the Korean Peninsula from the Context of Northeast Asian Regional Integration
We have to manage North Korea, a special country of old regime and young leader. Therefore we need patience, a balanced perspective between the pessimistic and the optimistic, and a comprehensive approach combining integration and unification. We should admit that regional integration and unification will take a long time. But they could come true earlier than we expect if we are successful in deriving
[학술논문] Korean Views of Korea-China Relations: Evolving Perceptions and Upcoming Challenges
..., South Korea and China will face challenges in seven areas: trade/commercial frictions, historical disputes, clashes of values and norms, North Korea’s nuclear weapons, the Korea-US alliance, territorial disputes, and Korean reunification.
[학술논문] The U.S. and the1945 Division of Korea: A Legacy of Mismanaging the ‘Big Decisions’ Affecting Korea?
...battle after the Korean War. This paper contends that the 1945 division of Korea reflected by the United States little aforethought about Korea’s strategic position and low regard for the Korean people’s ability to self-govern as an independent nation. America’s designation of occupation zones in Korea was poorly handled, with enormous consequences for the Korean people. It arguably...