[외교안보] Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Ukrainian soldiers capturedtwo North Korean prisoners of warlast month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine.

[해외자료] Trump in Pyongyang?

...that he plans to reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should come as no surprise. Trump held three summits with Kim during his first term in office, the first sitting president to meet a North Korean dictator. However, while Trump is right that summitry is the only way to solve tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, the president is wrong if he thinks Kim will quickly agree to a meeting.

[외교안보] US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbors." Russia has forged closer diplomatic and military ties with North Korea since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

[외교안보] Are North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Russia’s army is forming a unit of some 3,000 North Koreans, a Ukrainian military intelligence source has told the BBC, in the latest report suggesting that Pyongyang is forming a close military alliance with the Kremlin.

[해외자료] Kim’s Uranium Enrichment Facility Visit: Looking Beyond the US

...always the case with North Korea. After a relatively quiet two months following the Kim-PutinJune summitin Pyongyang, the North has pivoted back to militant themes in recent weeks. Kim’s series of military appearances, which covered a wide range of North Korean military capabilities, culminated in his first...

[정치/군사] Nuclear North Korea

...” Nuclear North Korearemains an essential guide to the difficult choices we face. Coming from different perspectives—Kang believes the threat posed by Pyongyang has been inflated and endorses a more open approach, while Cha is more skeptical and advocates harsher measures, though both believe that some form of engagement is necessary—the authors together...

[학술논문] 북한 학술지에 실린 태양 연구 활동 분석

...of Academy of Science’, and the ‘Natural Science’ in North Korea, and SCI journals. In addition, we refer to the presentation material announced in the 2015 IAU by director of Pyongyang Astronomical Observatory (PAO) and the 2013 OAD/IAU reports. We have analyzed the papers statistically according to three criteria such as research subject, research field, and research members....

[현안분석] 남북경제협력의 부침

...has depended not just on the political leaders’ beliefs but also on two external forces: Pyongyang’s response to engagement efforts from Seoul and support from Washington. Throughout the sunshine period, the two Koreas were able to expand economic ties both in scope and quantity as both Pyongyang and Washington responded favorably to Seoul’s sunshine policies. In contrast, economic...

[학술논문] Choosing a Path to the Elusive Goal of DPRK Denuclearization

...maximize pressures against North Korea in order to compel it to give up its nuclear deterrent completely and rapidly criticize such a long-term, incremental approach. They believe it will fail to get Pyongyang to move beyond an initial phase and will result in abandonment of the goal of complete denuclearization. Presidents Biden and Moon are in agreement that the effort to pressure North Korea to accept...

[현안분석] North Korea’s Nuclear Ambition: Is Nuclear Reversal Too Late?

...thereby a policy to induce North Korea to forgo existing nuclear weapons and programs. I synthesize the literature and theory of nuclear abstinence and proliferation, assess which policy drivers led Pyongyang to persist in seeking nuclear capability in the post-Cold War era, and conclude that security issues underlie and overshadow other motivations. The cases of nuclear reversal show that coercion and...

[현안분석] Breakdown in China-North Korea Relations: Caused Not by the Third Nuclear Test but by Failed Economic Cooperation

...Chinese counterparts from 2000 to 2011. However, China’s distrust of North Korea was enhanced by its sense of deception that Pyongyang was not interested in economic liberalization but only money. Against this background, the article will address how the high hopes that Beijing had for Pyongyang plummeted to distrust and disrespect, driving a wedge between the two to the point of no return