[해외자료] Russia-DPRK Relations: Strategic Partnership or Opportunistic Alliance?

Europe’s deadliest armed conflict in nearly 80 years has put Russia-DPRK relations into overdrive, with Russia’s need for outside assistance fueling the development of deep military cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) leader Kim Jong Un have established a personal rapport with each other, one driven

[해외자료] What Does ROK-NATO Cooperation Mean for Relations on the Korean Peninsula?

South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) seem destined for greater partnership. At the NATO summit in Vilnius in 2023, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg adopted the Individually Tailored Partnership Program (ITPP) that committed deepened cooperation in 11 areas ranging from non-proliferation to emerging technologies.

[해외자료] Across the Tracks: North Korean Railcar Manufacturing and the 2018 Inter-Korean Agreement

Connection and modernization of railways in the Korean peninsula’s eastern transportation corridor is a declared step within the historicApril 27, 2018 joint declarationfor peace, prosperity, and unification. Chongjin Railway Factory

[해외자료] Making Solid Tracks: North Korea’s Railway Connections with China and Russia

Should inter-Korean cooperation result in the re-connection of the railways in North and South Korea, the rail networks of the Korean peninsula can then be joined with those across the Eurasian continent through China and Russia. President Moon has been building on South Korea’s longstanding, albeit intermittent, conversations and aspirational cooperation commitments with China and Russia to

[학위논문] 김정은 시기의 핵전략 변화 연구 -대외환경과 김정은의 선택-

...regime, which has historically experienced cooperation and tension with China, is pursuing a strategy of external balancing against the US by concluding the ‘Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ with Russia as a new alternative, which can deter nuclear threats from the US and neutralize UN sanctions. The Kim Jong-un regime, which is utilizing the sharp conflict structures between...

[현안분석] 한미동맹과 한중관계에서 사드(THAAD) 논란이 갖는 의미: 자율성-안보 교환 모델의 적용

...Korea’s hesitation regarding its deployment. South Korea postponed the decision for the deployment, while expecting some reciprocal favors by China based on its ‘strategic cooperative partnership relation’ with China. If South Korea had decided to accept the deployment of THAAD from the beginning, it would not have been in a difficult situation, as it faces now. Since South Korea has to...

[학술논문] North Korea-Russia Military Cooperation after the End of the Cold War

...relationship? This study aims to assess the level of strategic cooperation in North Korea-Russia relations from 1991 to 2023, providing a structured analysis of the nature and direction of their partnership. The findings reveal that military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow has consistently remained at an early stage, reflecting a state of weak alignment. Additionally, the study suggests that...

[학위논문] 북한의 대외적 공격성에 관한 연구 : 대북지원 협력에 의한 상관관계와 사례 실증을 중심으로

...'the supporting North Korea as an independent variable' and 'aggression of North Korea as a dependent variable'. As a result of the analysis, there is a significant relation between humanitarian aid to North Korea (South Korean government, civilian level, international community, sum) and aggression of North Korea. The causality between economic support...