[학술논문] The Centrality of U.S.-DPRK Relations in Trilateral Cooperation: The Cases of KEDO and TCOG
...and effectiveness of trilateral cooperation hinges fundamentally on the political will of the United States. North Korea’s behavior or requests that the United States deems unacceptable serve as dealbreakers that terminate negotiations and dismantle the cooperative mechanism. Once the U.S.’s commitment becomes wavers, cooperation among the three countries becomes unstable, and the institutional foundation...
[학위논문] 북한 핵 위협수준 분석과 맞춤형 재래식·핵통합(CNI) 억제방안
...tailored CNI deterrence for each level of North Korean nuclear threat, the threat level should be evaluated periodically and linked to policies by the South Korea-U.S. consultative body, such as SCM/EDSCG/NCG. Additionally, Seoul and Washington should also work closely with related actors to reduce North Korea's nuclear threat level. This is because North Korea's nuclear threat level can be mitigated...
[학위논문] 북한의 핵인식과 정책 변화 동인 연구: 6자회담 이탈 전후 시기를 중심으로
...behind North Korea’s withdrawal from denuclearization negotiations by examining the evolution of its strategic perception of nuclear weapons within a structural and strategic framework. The analysis spans from the September 2005 Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks-representing the height of North Korea’s multilateral engagement-to March 2013, prior to North Korea’s formal adoption...
[학위논문] 김정은 정권의 핵정책 분석, 2011~2021 -북한 지배연합의 선택과 관계국의 대응을 중심으로
...valuable for understanding the Korean Peninsula’s security environment and North Korea, theories focusing on leader-elite dynamics, rational actors, and audience costs offered a more suitable framework for analyzing Kim regime’s policy shifts and the failure of North Korea-U.S. negotiations. Despite limitations in available data due to North Korea’s secrecy, a closer examination of its internal workings...
[학술논문] 1970년대 초 남북대화의 종합적 분석 ―남북관계와 미중관계, 남북한 내부 정치의 교차점에서―
...showed that the rapprochement between the United States and People's Republic of China in the early 1970s had seriously influenced on Inter-Korean talks. Kissinger and Zhou En-lai had wide range of discussions on Korea issues including withdrawal of US troops in South Korea, peace treaty, and debates on Korea in United Nations. U.S.-PRC talks influenced on every important turning point of two Koreas'...