[학술논문] The Economic Rehabilitation of North Korea: Prospects after Kim Jong-il

Despite having signed or agreed to four formal weapon denuclearization agreements, the Kim Jong-il family regime in Pyongyang shows no fundamental willingness to give up its nuclear weapons. Therefore this article looks past the denuclearization issue, and examines the potential for a future rehabilitation of North Korea’s economy in a post -Kim era. Four economic sectors or challenges are analyzed...

[학술논문] Japan’s Power Shift and Its DPRK Policy

...alliance and expanding Japan’s military operations in response to the DPRK’s military threat. Instead, it intends to increase Japan’s independence from the USA, and reduce US military presence in Japan. Given such intentions,the DPJ seems willing to improve Japan’s relations with the DPRK. The question is whether its willingness will be translated into real actions to bring about major improvements.

[학술논문] Planning for the Unthinkable: Countering a North Korean Nuclear Attack and Management of Post-Attack Scenarios

...Korea has shown no willingness to give up its nuclear weaponization programs. In fact, Pyongyang has gone out of its way to keep essential elements of its nuclear programs hidden unless it was in the DPRK’s interest to publicly display them. With the increase in tensions initiated by North Korea in recent years this is particularly disturbing. A review of North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities...

[학술논문] Sino-North Korean Relations in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era: U.S. Perspectives

... response has often raised skepticism in the United States about China’s willingness to resolve the issue of North Korean provocations, but this clearly reflects Beijing’s ambivalence on these matters in deference to its own intrinsic national interests. This paper examines opinions and analyses by U.S. experts and policy-makers in order to better understand how the United States perceives the Sino-North...

[학술논문] Strategies for Positive Engagement with North Korea

...emphasis on transparency. The most appropriate policy for effectively dealing with North Korea is a bold, open approach that combines positive engagement with a genuine willingness to negotiate, with the ultimate goal of preventing nuclear proliferation and other potentially dangerous situations. In this context, the “Nunn-Lugar” concept may be a viable option, allowing supervising states to enact control...

[국내] Worth the Squeeze: A Conditions-based Analysis of South Korean Public Support for Nuclear Deterrence

... a willingness to face international sanctions, risk the withdrawal of U.S. forces, and build storage facilities and conduct nuclear tests. Third, it reviews the two conditions for nuclear redeployment, including a willingness to increase defense cost-sharing with the United States and host tactical nuclear weapons in their city or province. Fourth, it discusses policy implications and offers recommendations...

[국내] 유럽연합과 북한·중국 인권대화의 남북인권대화 추진 관련 시사점

...rights dialogue in the future, it is necessary to first consider the need to create certain conditions in advance. To this end, first, it is necessary to express the Korean government's consistent willingness to improve North Korean human rights and to create demand for the North to improve interKorean relations. Regarding the implementation plan, first, the North Korean human rights issue can be dealt...

[국내] 8차 당대회 이후 북한 핵전략의 변화 가능성: 최소억제에서 공세적 핵전략으로의 전환 여부

... deterrence and has repeatedly expressed his position not to use nuclear weapons for pre-emptive purposes. In addition, North Korea's willingness to develop weapons, which Kim Jong Un expressed at the 8th Party Conference, does not necessarily lead to successful weapon development and operation. It is also unclear whether the diversification of weapons will be realized due to economic difficulties...

[국내] 김정은 집권 이후 북한 열병식의 특징과 전망

...ceremony on the 75th anniversary of the nation’s founding despite COVID-19, sanctions against North Korea, and natural disaster, revealing the new models of ICBM and SLBM. This can be seen a representative case where North Korea publically boasted of willingness to develop nuclear weapons and the level of technology it possesses. Such flaunting of military power will continue for a while, it seems.

[국내] 북한 ‘새로운 전략무기’의 가능성과 한계 : MIRV, SLBM, SLV를 중심으로

...endured short-range missile launches from North Korea in silence for the past two years. Therefore, it should be possible to increase the possibility of diplomatic resolution by restraining North Korea from conducting weapons tests, while at the same time mitigating North Korea's willingness to act provocatively by strengthening the ROK-US alliance in peacetime and maintaining military alertness.