[해외자료] Does Kim’s Visit to Russia Signal an End to North Korea’s Strategic Solitude?

...high-profile trip to Pyongyang in July. Shoigu’s visit made clear that Moscow and Pyongyang were engaged in a lively diplomatic- strategic dance. It was an American outlet, the New York Times, that correctly forecasted a Russian-DPRK summit a week before it was announced.

[해외자료] South Korea as a Nuclear State: Trade-offs and Choices

... strategic clarity” for the US-led Indo-Pacific construct, winning favor with Washington for this policy shift. However, in January 2023, President Yoon Suk-yeolvoicedthe possibility of either building nuclear weapons indigenously or redeploying US tactical nuclear weapons in the...

[해외자료] Risk Reduction and Crisis Management on the Korean Peninsula

...instability of the world order in the 21st century is being keenly felt in the Pacific Rim, where the risk of armed conflict among major powers is on the rise. Rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, strategic realignment in the Indo-Pacific, disputed claims in the South China Sea, the securitization of non-military issues in the competition between the US and China and military escalation on the Korean...

[학위논문] 한반도 통일안보전략으로서 제4세대 전쟁이론 연구

...are not typical conventional one, which is conducted by advanced weapons Thomas X Hammes, who built theories on the 4th generation warfare, mentioned “Fourthgeneration warfare(4GW) uses all available networks political, economic, social, and military to convince the enemy’s political decision makers that their strategic goals are either unachievable or too costly for the perceived benefit...

[현안분석] An Assessment of North Korea’s Naval Force Modernization: Pyongyang’s Intention and How to Counter Its Offensives

North Korea, emboldened by the completion of its nuclear weapons program, has accelerated efforts to modernize its conventional military capabilities, which had previously been a lower policy priority. In particular, the modernization of naval forces has drawn attention due to the strategic versatility and multidimensional utility of maritime platforms. The simultaneous construction of the first and...

[학위논문] 북 김정은 체제의 핵외교 행태 연구 : 핵능력 변천과 대외정책의 상관관계를 중심으로

...in-depth expert survey conducted by this paper, although North Korea is engaged in denuclearization negotiations with the U.S., it is more willing to possess nuclear weapons than to give up nuclear weapons. In addition, the majority of the respondents predicted that the denuclearization talks between U.S. and North Korea would take at least five years to reach its agreement...

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

...countermeasures among U.S. allies. In the 1960s, the United States deployed over 2,000 non- strategic nuclear weapons, commonly known as tactical nuclear weapons, in both South Korea and Japan. This was to deter conventional military threats from China and North Korea, long before they had their own nuclear weapons, in addition to the Soviet Union. Now that there are three nuclear threats in Northeast...

[현안분석] 김정은 집권기 국방력 강화정책의 영향과 전망

...during Kim Jong-un's reign. During Kim Jong Un's reign, the focus of the policy to strengthen national defense capabilities has been on upgrading nuclear capabilities such as strategic and tactical nuclear weapons and improving batting capabilities in preparation for local battles rather than on balanced development of the army, navy, and air force. Such a policy to strengthen defense capabilities...