[해외자료] North Korea’s Pyongsan Uranium Mill: Operations Produce Environmental Damage While Extracting Uranium for its Nuclear Program

...associated with that reporting have been overly sensationalistic. The observed leakage is less extensive than those

[현안분석] The 2024 U.S. Elections and Outlook for U.S. Allies

...unprecedented 2024 U.S. elections? How might President Trump dealwith friends and foes this time? This Asan Issue Brief provides an overview of the 2024 U.S. elections and the outlookfor U.S. allies, with a focus on the view from Seoul. The Issue Brief proceeds as follows. First, it reviews the 2024 U.S. election results and looks at how public opinion surveysperformed...

[학술논문] Contemplating Tourism Politics and North Korea’s Post-Pandemic World

...authorities’ responses to them are reshaping the country including tourism. Nevertheless, while in limbo during the pandemic years, tourism development was not abandoned. How has Pyongyang’s outlook for tourism changed during the pandemic, and what path will North Korea take to revive this seemingly peripheral yet portentously significant leader-linked industry? This paper qualitatively examines...

[현안분석] Development of Unification Diplomacy Contents

...convince the political sphere, government, and citizens of the states surrounding the Korean Peninsula, including four super powers, the United States, Japan, China and Russia, to hold a positive outlook on Korean unification. Especially, the shift in Northeast Asian order and strategic environment requires adjustment in unification diplomacy direction customized to each country surrounding the Korean...

[현안분석] 2016 THE DPRK ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

In the winter of 2010-11, South Korea's leading experts on the North Korean economy gathered at Korea Development Institute (KDI) to discuss an important issue of their research field. Economic literatures on the North Korean economy were growing at the time, new researchers were exploring fresh topics, and techniques and data utilised were becoming more sophisticated and elaborated. In spite

[현안분석] Understanding North Korea’s Nuclear Possession Strategies: A Comprehensive Analysis and Outlook

gime led by Kim Jong-un in its efforts to cement its position as a nuclear arms state while navigating relationships with key global players. Specifically, it examines the capabilities that the North Korean leadership seeks to develop and the negotiation tactics it plans to employ with neighboring countries to realize its seadfast pursuit of the official recognition of a nuclear arms