[학술논문] The Centrality of U.S.-DPRK Relations in Trilateral Cooperation: The Cases of KEDO and TCOG

...the United States, and Japan in addressing the North Korean <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em>, focusing on the centrality of U.S.-North Korea relations. The two cases of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) and the Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group (TCOG) shows this power dynamics in the negotiation of the North Korea <em>nuclear</em> problem. The analysis demonstrates that the core of the trilateral...

[학술논문] Political Economy of North Korea’s WMD Venture and Its Strategic Implications

... astute consistency of rewarding and punishing, and the policy coordination among the stakeholder countries. This is hardly possible in the case of the North Korea <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em> because of the limits in monitoring ability and of the lack of effective leverage to enforce it. Six-Party talks, therefore, cannot bear any fruits. In the future, nothing would guarantee the viability of North Korea so overridden...

[학위논문] 김정은 정권의 핵정책 분석, 2011~2021 -북한 지배연합의 선택과 관계국의 대응을 중심으로

...the constraints of North Korean source analysis, it scrutinized the relationship between Kim and the elite to explain North Korea’s <em>nuclear</em> policy and examined state-level action-reaction dynamics to understand why the negotiations failed to resolve the <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em>. The launch of Trump's second administration in 2025 has reignited expectations for renewed North Korea-U.S. negotiations. While it...

[학술논문] 鳩山政権の『東アジア共同体』構想

...Hatoyama visited Seoul and had the summit talk with President Lee Myung‐Bak. In the summit talk PM Hatoyama and President Lee discussed the North Korean <em>issue</em>. President Lee explained the design of ‘grand bargain’ which is to settle the North Korean <em>nuclear</em> problem. They also confirmed the cooperation between Japan and South Korea to advance the conception of ‘East Asian Community.’On the other side, the...

[학술논문] China’s Policy and Influence on the North Korea <em>Nuclear</em> <em>Issue</em>

...expected to approach the North Korea <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em> with a more comprehensive and longerterm viewpoint. China seeks to stably manage the North Korea <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em> by utilizing its economic leverage over North Korea in the short- to medium-term. China thinks that such management, through the Six-Party Talks, is the most appropriate solution to the North Korea <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em> as far as China is concerned. In...

[국내] KDI 북한경제리뷰 2025년 10월

...법·제도적 대응을 병행하는 다층적 방어 전략이 요구된다. The October <em>issue</em> analyzes the growing sophistication of North Korea’s cyber strategy and the evolving international response. Under intensified sanctions that have choked traditional foreign currency channels, Pyongyang has turned to cyber operations―especially cryptocurrency theft―as a critical source of funds for its <em>nuclear</em> and missile programs. Blockchain firm Chainalysis...

[국내] 러시아-북한-중국 삼각관계'의 전략적 함의: '미국 요인'과 한국에의 시사점

...probable mechanism among three parties which allows tripartite consultation or common action in case of a crisis arising in one party. In fact, it is an undeniable reality that the Russo-Sino-North Korean triangle has strategic significance in North East Asian geopolitics in light of the fact that they have been cooperating, albeit loosely, to deal with key issues such as the North Korean <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em>.

[국내] Towards a Successful Third US-North Korea Summit: Finding Convergence between Two Denuclearization Calculations

...production facilities of all <em>nuclear</em> materials, including plutonium and uranium, in the Yongbyon complex, through a joint project involving technicians from both North Korea and the US in the presence of US inspectors. Second, North Korea will make a written pledge to permanently halt <em>nuclear</em> weapon tests and long-range missiles test launches. Third, the most important <em>issue</em> is security guarantees in...

[국내] The Iran <em>Nuclear</em> Agreement and the North Korean <em>Nuclear</em> Problem

...new approach to the Iranian <em>nuclear</em> problem, Iran’s <em>nuclear</em> programme would be used solely for peaceful purposes. They also made a deal that through complete execution of the JCPOA, they would contribute to peace and security not only in the Middle East, but also the entire world. According to the JCPOA, Iran reaffirmed that it would not pursue, develop, or acquire <em>nuclear</em> weapons under any circumstances...

[국내] Prospects for North Korea-U.S. Relations and <em>Nuclear</em> Talks

...relations with Pyongyang and handle its <em>nuclear</em> <em>issue</em> through a realistic approach. The evolving circumstances also represent a strong likelihood that the current bilateral impasse will be transcended through a revitalized North Korea-U.S. summit diplomacy, with a phased approach to pragmatically manage North Korea’s <em>nuclear</em> capabilities as a solution to the <em>nuclear</em> challenges posed by the hermit kingdom...