[학술논문] ROK Diplomacy: Navigating Uncharted Waters The Historic Significance of the Cheonan Incident for ROK Foreign Policy

...great vulnerability and uncertainty of North Korea, its own new role and responsibilities as an emerging international player, and the changing balance among the major powers. The ROK’s diplomacy over the incident not only reflected such contemporary international circumstances but also epitomized President Lee Myung-bak’s leadership style as well as the goals and resources of his nation. The Lee administration’s...

[학술논문] 『세기와 더불어』에 서술된 북한 민족해방운동사 인식의 변화상과 함의

...change of policy toward South Korea. North Korea have nothing to do but carry out the policy on the defensive instead of last policy on the viewpoint of the ‘united front ’ because of attaining their goals of survival strategy of political system. With a view to embracing change of policy toward South Korea, The North Korea justify enhancing relations of South Korea by the means of nationalism. Second...

[학술논문] The Multilateral Economic Cooperation for Tumen River Area and China’s Leadership: From the TRADP of UNDP to Chinese Plan of “Chang-Ji-Tu” Development and Opening-up Pilot Area

...ChinadomesticpoliticsandexaminestheleadershipofChinaintheregionthroughtheSino-DPRKrelationship,whichisakeypointoftheregionalintergovernmentaleconomiccooperation. Finally by introducing the related countries’, including the U.S., goals as well as the loss and gains of the plans, this research tries to explain the overall environment of the international economic cooperation in Northeast Asia in these days.

[학술논문] Sport Policy in North Korea: Regime-Specific Trajectories and Challenges

...but there was a limit to the achievement of sports policy due to economic difficulties sustained by international sanctions. CONCLUSION According to the results, North Korea's sports policy has evolved in accordance with the political goals of each regime and the context and needs of the times, and all three regimes face structural limitations such as lack of resources, international isolation, and...

[학술논문] The Six-Party Talks and North Korea’s Denuclearization: An Evaluation and Prospects

The six-party process for North Korea’s denuclearization has long been stalled since the Six-Party Talks (SPT) failed to agree on a verification protocol in early December 2008. The DPRK officially stated on February 10, 2005 that it already possessed nuclear weapons. It now wants to be recognized as a nuclear power. The North Korea’s nuclear issue, a key obstacle to the Korean peace process, needs...

[해외] Pyongyang’s northern turn is reshaping the Korean Peninsula

...Russia, and to negotiate on that basis. In this evolving context, South Korea’s long-standing goals of denuclearization and unification are becoming increasingly distant. Accordingly, the South Korean government is seeking to create regional conditions conducive to reengagement with North Korea—prioritizing U.S.-North Korea summits and diplomacy toward China and Russia—rather than remaining overly...

[해외] From deadlock to dialogue on the Korean Peninsula: It is time to revisit the idea of North East Asian regional security talks

...followed by the latter’s one-sided denuclearization demands in 2019, spoiling North Korea’s appetite for compromise. Trump’s policy towards Iran—which the USA has attacked twice during nuclear negotiations, with the goals suddenly shifting from non-proliferation to regime change—has likely further reinforced North Korea’s perceived need to hold on to nuclear weapons to ensure its survival. Meanwhile...

[해외] North Korea Tests New Theater Launch Platforms as Party Congress Continues Nuclear/Missile Buildup

...Congress, 11 nuclear-capable land-attack cruise missiles (LACMs) were launched over two days in March from the North’s first new destroyer-type warship, now undergoing sea trials. In addition to meeting Pyongyang’s nuclear expansion goals, further KN-25 and LACM deployments bolster conventional strike capabilities against South Korea that the Congress report said needed to be “greatly increased.”

[해외] Expert Takes on Opening Session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly

...domestic and foreign policy issues, including a brief but harsh segment on South Korea. State media’s coverage of the latest SPA session, taken alongside the summary report of the recently held Ninth Party Congress, offers more information about North Korea’s policy goals while raising new questions that North Korea watchers will be grappling with—and watching state media for clues—over the next five...

[해외] North Korea Steps up Reporting on People’s Livelihoods, Hints Party Congress To Provide More Detailed Economic Plan

During the fourth quarter, North Korea held a national light industry products exhibition and completed major hospital construction projects. Both initiatives, aimed at improving people’s livelihoods, reflect the Kim regime’s push to maximize economic achievements before year-end and the Ninth Party Congress. However, North Korean media coverage of light industry in recent years—reinforced by reporting...