[학위논문] 김정은 시기 성명·담화 분석을 통해 본 북한의 대외 커뮤니케이션 전략 연구

...<br /> &quot;This study examines the <em>strategic</em> evolution of North Korea&rsquo;s external communication under Kim Jong-un through an analysis of public statements and official discourses issued between 2012 and 2023. As one of the regime&rsquo;s few formal channels to the outside world, these texts illuminate North Korea&rsquo;s policy priorities, <em>strategic</em> intentions, and the underlying rationale...

[학술논문] US Policy Toward Rogue States: Comparing the Bush Administration’s Policy Toward Iraq and North Korea

The George W. Bush administration resorted to war to respond to the threat of <em>weapons</em> of mass destruction in Iraq, whereas it virtually ruled out the use of force to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue. By utilizing various strands of realist international relations theories, we trace motivations behind the administration&rsquo;s divergent foreign-policy choices toward rogue states. That the United...

[학술논문] Beyond the Nuclear Umbrella: Re-thinking the Theory and Practice of Nuclear Extended Deterrence in East Asia and the Pacific

...inter-linked but highly contested aspects of the <em>strategic</em> nuclear situation on the Korean peninsula: the complexity and uncertainty associated with United States assurances of nuclear extended deterrence to South Korea (and Japan), and the potential contribution a nuclear weapon free zone to shifting the current impasse concerning North Korean nuclear <em>weapons</em>. The theoretical inquiry in to the current...

[학술논문] 1970년대 한국 자주국방정책 연구-대통령 기록관 국방⋅안보관련 보고 문서를 중심으로-

...research, I confirmed that the ROK had tried to set up the Self-Reliant Defense posture for about 10 years. Specially in 1970s the latter half, the ROK had tried to prepared military strategy and <em>strategic</em> <em>weapons</em> to cope with not only the North Korea&#39;s threat but also neighboring countries&#39; threat. Also I was able to confirm importance of national leader group&#39;s security sympathy and the people&#39;s...

[학술논문] The Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions on North Korea: China's Vital Role

...regard to whether it will cooperate in imposing punitive measures on its ally. Despite the worsening cleavages between China and North Korea since October 2006 when the latter tested its nuclear <em>weapons</em>, this study shows that their relations have remained robust in the economic context although they are experiencing a political transition. This paper begins with Sino-DPRK relations by exploring the...

[국내] 한국의 핵무장시 핵심 전력 건설 및 운용방향

...proposes the concept and operational framework of a &ldquo;Korean-style force composition&rdquo; encompassing nuclear capabilities, non-nuclear <em>strategic</em> <em>weapons</em>, advanced non-conventional assets, and conventional forces, based on an outlook of the <em>strategic</em> environment over the next decade. This approach seeks to optimize force development and integrated operations not only in response to the North...

[국내] 최근 이란 정세의 전략적 함의: 한반도를 위한 정책 제언

...unconstrained. The U.S. intelligence community has repeatedly assessed in recent years, as it did in March, that Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, &ldquo;has no intention of negotiating away his <em>strategic</em> <em>weapons</em> programs.&rdquo;<br /> Iran, meanwhile, submitted to intrusive verification provisions under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) but, in the aftermath of the United States&rsquo;...

[국내] 북한군 파병이 북한 체제 안정에 미치는 영향 분석

...short-term weakening of North Korea&#39;s military power. Nonetheless, in the medium to long term, North Korea&rsquo;s claims on Russia may increase, providing opportunities to advance nuclear and <em>strategic</em> <em>weapons</em> development, modernize conventional arms, and accumulate real combat experience in modern warfare.<br /> On a social level, discontent remains over the fact that North Korean soldiers were sent...

[국내] 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 <em>weapons</em> 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 <em>strategic</em> versatility and multidimensional utility of maritime platforms. The simultaneous construction of the first and...

[국내] 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-<em>strategic</em> nuclear <em>weapons</em>, commonly known as tactical nuclear <em>weapons</em>, 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 <em>weapons</em>, in addition to the Soviet Union. Now that there are three nuclear threats in Northeast...