[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] 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”.

[뉴스] North Korea fires artillery shells towards South's border island

North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast, towards the South's Yeonpyeong island, Seoul's military has said. South Korea ordered civilians to seek shelter on the island before holding live fire drills of its own. The South called it a "provocative act", but the North denied the islands were in danger from its firing drills.

[뉴스] North Korea's Kim Jong Un abandons unification goal with South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said unification with the South is no longer possible, and that the constitution should be changed to designate it the "principal enemy".

[뉴스] North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South because of hostility, Kim Jong Un says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea and called for rewriting the North’s constitution to eliminate the idea of shared statehood between the war-divided countries, state media said Tuesday.

[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)

...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 to work in a coal mine, where she met and married a man whose family had also been sentenced to the same fate. As the child...

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

...Written by Dr Sung-Yoon Lee, a scholar and specialist on North Korea who has advised the US government, The Sister is a jaw-dropping account of the spectacular 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...

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

...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...

[학술논문] An Integrated Framework for MOSAIC-AQNEA Emission Inventory Development in Northeast Asia

...pollutant emissions in Northeast Asia play a critical role in regional air quality and transboundary pollution. This study presents the development of the MOSAIC-AQNEA emission inventory framework, integrating country-specifi c emission inventories for six countries: China, South Korea, Japan, North Korea, Mongolia, and the Asian part of Russia. A mosaic approach was applied to combine nationally developed...

[학술논문] Destabilizing the Balance of Threat on the Korean Peninsula: The Russia-North Korea Military Alliance

...rhetoric and military provocations as key drivers of South Korea’s threat perception. Empirical evidence shows that North Korea’s mis-sile tests, nuclear development, and cyber activities intensify security anxiety. The Russia-North Korea partnership further destabilizes the balance of threat on the Korean Peninsula, prompting South Korea to strengthen alliances with the United States and Japan and enhance...

[학술논문] 북한이탈주민의 의료이용 현황과 정착 단계별 의료지원 방안

Although South Korea offers highly accessible healthcare services, North Korean refugees (NKRs) report unmet healthcare needs during their settlement. Evidence suggests that these challenges stem less from insufficient service supply than from gaps in timely and appropriate care that is aligned with priority health needs across settlement stages. This review synthesizes evidence on healthcare utilization...

[학술논문] 남한 정착 기간에 따른 북한이탈주민의 치과의료 개선 요구와 의미망 탐색

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the problems and needs of North Korean defectors in accessing dental care in South Korea by analyzing open-ended survey responses with Word2Vec, and to derive implications for oral health support strategies. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 North Korean defectors in South Korea. Of these, 133 respondents who answered an open-ended...

[학술논문] Opening Pandora's Box: Is South Korea's Nuclearization Feasible and Desirable?

...contemporary South Korean politics, driven by security concerns toward North Korea's nuclear development and the credibility of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence. The Trump 2.0 Presidency has further heightened the debate, with advocates claiming strategic opportunities and necessities for South Korea's nuclear independence. This article examines the debate, evaluating the feasibility and desirability...

[해외] Paving the Way for Hostile Coexistence? What North Korea’s Constitutional Revisions Mean for Inter-Korean Ties

...vague and does not mention the contested maritime border, the Northern Limit Line (NLL); and 2) it does not define Seoul as the “primary foe” or a “hostile state.” This has given way to some positive assessments that North Korea may be aiming for “peaceful coexistence.” South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, for instance, even suggested the constitution “significantly toned down hostility” and signaled...

[해외] The Leader Gets a Strong Constitution

...confirmed changes that had been alluded to in previous North Korean reporting, such as the codification of the DPRK’s two-state policy with the South. However, it also made changes to the composition and mandate of the State Affairs Commission (SAC), elevating Kim Jong Un’s power as its leader, and formalized North Korea’s nuclear command and control. These are arguably the most significant changes...

[해외] Building a Robust U.S.-ROK Cyber Alliance

...Robust U.S.-ROK Cyber Alliance: A Joint Cyber Resilience Strategy, examines how the United States and South Korea can strengthen bilateral cyber cooperation in response to an increasingly complex and transnational threat environment. As cyber operations from North Korea, China, and Russia grow in scale and sophistication, the report argues that existing approaches are insufficient to ensure resilience...

[해외] China is confronting new realities on the Korean Peninsula

..., including North Korea’s further consolidation of its nuclear status after the Ninth Party Congress, the further deepening of Russia-North Korea ties, intensifying U.S.-China competition, the growing institutionalization of U.S.-Japan-South Korean trilateral coordination, and the spillover effects of conflict in the Middle East. For that reason, China’s policy thinking does not begin with the question...

[해외] North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs

...of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) has advanced its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, which has raised the threat Pyongyang poses to the U.S. homeland, U.S. allies in East Asia, and U.S. interests. In April 2026, a U.S. defense official testified that "North Korea's nuclear forces are increasingly capable of targeting the U.S. Homeland, and its missile forces can strike South Korea and Japan...