[뉴스] Analysts: Flood disaster exposes Kim Jong Un's fear of South Korean influence

WASHINGTON — As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un struggles to cope with devastating floods in his country, his recent brash words have exposed his fear of South Korean influence over his people, analysts in Seoul said.

[뉴스] 글로벌 사우스 외교에 전략이 없다

인도-태평양 전략(인태전략)이 본격 추진된 2017년 이후 자유진영 국가들은 이에 부응하는 전략 조정을 꾸준히 추진해 왔다. 우리 정부도 '글로벌 중추국' 외교를 펼치면서 2022년 인도-태평양 전략서를 출간했다. 인태전략 핵심축 중 하나가 글로벌 사우스(Global South) 지역이다.

[뉴스] What’s known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say a new strategic partnership is a breakthrough, but what it means for their relationship is still uncertain.Rus

[뉴스] Japan is selling patrol vessels to the Philippines. Is Tokyo confronting Beijing with more ‘aggressive diplomacy’?

The Philippines’ purchase of Japanese patrol vessels amid growing tensions in the South China Sea is the latest indication of Tokyo’s growing role as a security provider in the region, observers say, as they point to the need to confront Beijing through deterrence and more “aggressive diplomacy”.

[뉴스] The Guardian view on North Korean women: a daughter’s rise does nothing to help others

strolling hand-in-hand with her father at a missile launch. Celebrating Pyongyang’s first spy satellite alongside him. Lauded not only as “most-beloved” but as “respected”, the “morning star of Korea” and “female general”.

[지리/관광] North Korea: What we know about the world's most isolated country (Paperback)

...Korea's formidable military, its destabilizing nuclear program, its sophisticated cyber warfare capabilities, and its fraught foreign relations with China, the United States, and its estranged sibling, South Korea. Ultimately, this work provides an indispensable guide to understanding the forces of change bubbling beneath the surface of this monolithic state. By examining the impact of smuggled information...

[법/인권] Girl with Black Makeup(검은 화장을 한 소녀)

...국군포로의 후손인 그녀는 북한에서 “자유의지”를 가질 수 없는 인생이였습니다. 이러한 그녀의 이야기를 생생하게 이 책에서 이야기하고 있습니다. I was born in 1991, but the course of my life was determined in 1953, near the end of the Korean War. My grandfather, a South Korean soldier, was captured by North Korean forces. He endured imprisonment, beatings, and torture, and after his release, he was forced to labor in a coal mine. Similarly, my mother was compelled...

[정치/군사] The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea

...rise of Kim Yo Jong, de-facto deputy to her brother, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, and the most powerful woman in North Korea. In 2022, in a particularly fiery speech, Kim Yo Jong threatened to nuke South Korea, reminding the world of the dangers posed by her state. But how did the youngest daughter of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il, his ‘sweet princess’, become the ruthless chief propagandist, internal administrator...

[정치/군사] Korea: A New History of South and North

A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day “Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account.”—Christopher Harding, The Telegraph Korea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned...

[정치/군사] Enduring Conflict

...nature of political conflict and the endurance of people in conflict-ridden societies, looking at countries involved in conflict transformation, such as Northern Ireland, Cambodia, Indonesia, and South Africa. Examining debates around trauma, memory, and reconciliation, the work shows how conflicts are so socially and culturally ingrained and protracted that political agreements alone cannot bring...

[학술논문] The Politics of Inclusion in a Divided Nation: National Identity and South Koreans’ Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Unification

South Korea, once ethnically and culturally homogeneous, has rapidly transformed into a multiethnic and multicultural society with the arrival of foreign migrants and North Korean defectors. This article examines how national identity shapes South Koreans’ attitudes toward immigrants, defectors, and inter-Korean relations, including unification. Drawing on research on nationalism, it distinguishes...

[학술논문] The EU’s Policy on the Kaesong Industrial Complex: A Constructivist Analysis of the Korea–EU FTA

...question of whether goods made in KIC could be deemed as being South Korean in origin did not see any progress. This paper argues that the decision to recognize KIC as an OP zone is deeply linked to the intertwining of human rights and environmental issues in trade negotiations. Labeling and selling KIC-produced goods as those originating in South Korea is strongly linked to economic and normative pressures...

[학술논문] 한국과 북한의 송이버섯(Tricholoma matsutake) 연구동향 분석

In this study, articles of North and South Korea journals published in were examined for their research trends, focusing on Pine mushroom science. In North Korea, a total of 51 papers were selected for final analysis, and the number of authors per paper was 2.23. In Korea, 124 papers were finally selected, and the number of authors per paper was 3.53. In North Korea, Nam Geol published nine articles...

[학술논문] 북한 주민의 의생활 및 온열 인식: 북한이탈주민 경험 기반의 의식주 통합 생활환경 접근

...and regional (Northern cold, NC; Ryanggang, North Hamgyong, and Jagang vs. Central–southern temperate, CT; Pyongyang, Hwanghae, Pyongan, Kangwon, and South Hamgyong) differences in food, clothing, and housing, as well as changes after migration to South Korea. A total of 183 respondents (50 males, 133 females; 121 AMG, 62 JMD; 133 NC, 50 CT) completed a structured retrospective questionnaire addressing...

[학술논문] A List of North Korean Tephritoid Species (Diptera: Tephritoidea) Deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum

...for C. hirayamae, all other species are newly recorded in North Korea. As a result, a total of 22 tephritid and five platystomatid species are recognized for the North Korean tephritoid fauna. In South and North Korea together, a total of 120 nominal species of six tephritoid families are now officially recognized (1 Lonchaeidae, 1 Pallopteridae, 1 Ctenostylidae, 14 Platystomatidae, 14 Pyrgotidae...

[국내] Testing Allies: The Greenland Crisis and Implications for South Korea

...expectations for allied contributions and a widening gap in perspectives between the United States and Europe regarding the future of the transatlantic relationship. These dynamics are not confined to Europe but are relevant across the broader U.S. alliance network. The Issue Brief concludes with two lessons South Korea should bear in mind as it navigates a more unpredictable alliance environment.

[국내] 한국의 핵무장론과 비대칭동맹의 딜레마:연루와 방기의 비등가성

...완화가 핵무장 담론의 대안임을 제시한다. This study analyzes the recent rise of nuclear armament discourse in South Korea through the theoretical lens of the "inequivalence of entrapment and abandonment." In asymmetric alliances, the benefits and burdens shared between the stronger (the United States) and the weaker (South Korea) states are not symmetrical. While abandonment poses an existential threat to the weaker...

[국내] 한국의 핵무장시 핵심 전력 건설 및 운용방향

...study is to propose force-building and operational directions premised on the assumption of South Korea’s nuclear armament, thereby deriving strategic preparatory tasks and policy implications for deterrence and response to North Korea and other potential threats. The most critical security challenge facing South Korea is the continued advancement of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and the possibility of...

[국내] 미국 주도 반(反)핵확산 제재의 비용: 과장된 사전적(ex ante) 공포 vs. 실증된 제재 부과의 딜레마

...연구는 한국과 같은 민주주의 수준, 대미 우호도, 지정학적 위상을 가진 NPT 가입국의 핵무장을 미국이 용인할 가능성이 높음을 시사한다. 결론에서는 이러한가능성을 공고히 하고 미국의 ‘본보기 제재’ 전략을 억제할 수 있는 정책적 함의를 제시한다. Public opinion polls indicate that more than 70 percent of South Koreans support nuclear armament, yet recent survey experiments suggest that this support declines sharply when respondents are exposed to expert opinion regarding the potential costs of economic sanctions...

[국내] KDI 북한경제리뷰 2025년 10월

...national infrastructure. The United States, Japan, and the European Union have tightened sanctions and intelligence sharing, but weakened UN oversight continues to constrain coordinated action. In South Korea, the absence of a unified cybersecurity law and offensive defense capacity underscores the need for stronger institutional and publicprivate collaboration. North Korea’s cyber operations thus...