[학술논문] Political Economy of North Korea’s WMD Venture and Its Strategic Implications

...punishing, and the policy coordination among the stakeholder countries. This is hardly possible in the case of the North Korea nuclear issue because of the limits in monitoring ability and of the lack of effective leverage to enforce it. <em>Six</em>-<em>Party</em> <em>talks</em>, therefore, cannot bear any fruits. In the future, nothing would guarantee the viability of North Korea so overridden with structural contradictions.

[학위논문] 북한의 핵인식과 정책 변화 동인 연구: 6자회담 이탈 전후 시기를 중심으로

...the evolution of its strategic perception of nuclear weapons within a structural and strategic framework. The analysis spans from the September 2005 Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the <em>Six</em>-<em>Party</em> <em>Talks</em>-representing the height of North Korea’s multilateral engagement-to March 2013, prior to North Korea’s formal adoption of the policy of simultaneous economic and nuclear development. The research...

[학술논문] Cheonan Impact, China’s Response and the future of Northeast Asian Security

North Korea issue has never been more plaguing PRC-ROK relations than today as Cheonan warship was torpedoed off on March 26, 2010. Obviously, Seoul’s failure to solicit Beijing to act eminently for censuring DPRK’s reckless provocation, which caused 46 death toll of Korean navy and the biggest sailor disaster in the history of ROK, put Beijing in extremely difficult position. The rift in their bilateral

[학술논문] U.S. Northeast Asia Policy: Revitalizing Alliances and Preserving Peace on the Peninsula

...currently ill-fated <em>Six</em>-<em>Party</em> <em>Talks</em> (involving North and South Korea, China, Japan, Russia, and the U.S.), discussing how this Korean Peninsula denuclearization process both informs and impacts U.S. attitudes toward broader regional security cooperation. One central conclusion is that the current primary role of Northeast Asia regional cooperation, as manifested in the <em>Six</em>-<em>Party</em> <em>Talks</em> and from a U.S....

[학술논문] China’s Policy and Influence on the North Korea Nuclear Issue

...viewpoint. China seeks to stably manage the North Korea nuclear issue by utilizing its economic leverage over North Korea in the short- to medium-term. China thinks that such management, through the <em>Six</em>-<em>Party</em> <em>Talks</em>, is the most appropriate solution to the North Korea nuclear issue as far as China is concerned. In the long term, China seeks to transplant its reform and open-door model into North Korea and...

[국내] 핵 포기 국가에 대한 국제사회의 경제개발 지원경험이 북한에 주는 시사점

...Korean peninsula but also in Northeast Asia while simultaneously achieving consistent economic development in that region. The crisis has become even more serious once the North withdrew from the <em>Six</em> <em>Party</em> <em>Talks</em> in 2009 and the North attacked the South, violating the Armistice Agreement for the Korean Peninsula. This book introduces three cases of disarmament: South Africa, Libya and Ukraine. Based upon...

[국내] Human Rights Abuses in North Korea’s Nuclear Program

...skins. Human factors really matter in ultra hazardous activities like nuclear program. North Korea’s nuclear program is known as having developed with the sacrifice of the North Korean population. However, we should not ignore the sacrifice of workers in North Korea’s nuclear facilities as well. If <em>Six</em>-<em>Party</em> <em>Talks</em> resume, this kind of human rights violations in nuclear facilities must be negotiated.

[국내] A Sixties Comeback: Restoring U.S. Nuclear Presence in Northeast Asia

The nuclear balance of power in Northeast Asia is in crisis. North Korea, China, and Russia are using their nuclear arsenals as cover to undermine the regional order. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan must rely on the promise of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence commitments that can only be called upon in the event of nuclear war and which are otherwise ineffective at stopping the current nuclear arms

[해외] Living History with Minister Song Min-soon

...Foreign Affairs and Trade and the National Security Advisor to President Roh Moo-hyun (2006- 2008). He was director general for North American affairs and South Korean chief delegate during the <em>Six</em>-<em>Party</em> <em>Talks</em> in 2005. He played a key role in the multilateral denuclearization agreement with North Korea, involving the United States, Japan, South Korea, China, and Russia, achieved in September 2005.

[해외] Bonus Episode: Living History with Minister Song Min-soon

...former South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon to discuss global efforts to denuclearize North Korea during the <em>six</em>-<em>party</em> <em>talks</em>. Minister Song was the director general for North American affairs and chief delegate during the <em>six</em>-<em>party</em> <em>talks</em> in 2005. He played a key role in the September 2005 multilateral denuclearization agreement with North Korea, involving the U.S., Japan...