[뉴스] ‘A return to the cold war’: Putin and Kim have joined forces as global delinquents
A quarter of a century ago, Vladimir Putin flew to Pyongyang to sign a “friendship treaty” with Kim Jong-il that helped revive Russia’s relations with North Korea without obliging the two sides to come to each other’s aid in case of a military attack.
[학술논문] The North-South Korean Basic Agreement of 1992 and Russia-North Korea Relations
The paper deals with two issues: The author’s approach to the Basic Agreement and analysis of Russia – North Korea relations. The author defends two points. First, the central problem in evaluating of the meaning of the Basic Agreement is that the previous conceptual basis for the Agreement – “One country – two systems” – was meaningful only in the Cold War...
[학술논문] Pyongyang and the World: North Korean Perspectives on International Relations under Kim Jong Il
...international relations that will secure peace and stability and pave the way toward independence of member states and a world economic order that will guarantee a just distribution of wealth among them. The core of Pyongyang’s perception of Northeast Asian politics is the dichotomy between the land powers and sea powers. The North identifies itself as a land power along with China and Russia. South...
[학술논문] Why Moscow Has Escalated Its Territorial Dispute with Tokyo
...with Japan over the Southern Kurils/ Northern Territories. First, Tokyo’s relations with China, North Korea, and other countries are poor. Furthermore, Russia is eager to raise its profile in East Asia more generally. In addition, the Japanese have become increasingly open to expanding economic ties with Russia despite the dispute. Finally, Medvedev himself has domestic political reasons to...
[학술논문] 중소분쟁과 북중관계(1961∼1964년)에 대한 고찰
...the period when North Korea had the best amicable relationship with China on the background of Sino-Soviet Dispute in the early and middle 1960s. This research aims to rearrange historical facts,based on the following primary materials of Sino-North Korea Relations in the Cold War Period: (1) memoirs and annals the Chinese leadership, (2)China’s diplomatic documents, (3) Russia’s documents...
[학술논문] [Special Issue] The Mining Industry of North Korea
...infrastructure. Therefore,it is important that North Korea creates favorable conditions for investment and upholds its contracts with foreign companies. It is hoped that North Korea and South Korea will normalize relations in the near future and mining projects can be restarted. Inter-Korean mining cooperation has the potential to be beneficial for both sides, as North Korea could increase mining production and...