[학술논문] Sino-North Korean Relations in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era: U.S. Perspectives
... its system. Such a measured 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...
[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...
[학술논문] The North Korean Issue, Park Geun-hye’s Presidency, and the Possibility of Trust-building on the Korean Peninsula
...essay will explore the nuclear, economic, and humanitarian challenges that North Korea poses to the new South Korean President Park Geun-hye, arguing that a “mainstream” consensus has emerged in South Korea with a preference for selective engagement coupled with consistent and powerful responses to provocations and a strong military deterrent, and a willingness to ignore provocative North...
[학술논문] 격동의 동아시아: 박근혜 정부 대외정책의 과제
...DPRK’s nuclear brinkmanship and its threat to attack both Seoul and Washington, the Park Geun-Hye Administration faces tough challenges in managing peace and stability in and around the Korean Peninsula. China’s willingness to actively implement the newly adopted UN Security Council Resolution 2087 is an important factor to slow down, if it cannot stop, the North Korean nuclear program, but...
[학위논문] 韓·美 安保協力體制下에서 美國의 韓半島 危機管理戰略 硏究
...destruction(WMD), surpassing the scope of deterrence and implying willingness to conduct preemptive strikes if needs be. An interesting note here is that the same tonality persists even after the historic South-North Summit Talks in June, 2000, the ongoing inter-Korean exchanges and cooperations, and the recent admittance by North Korea on its secret nuclear development program (Oct 2002). What's clear is,...