[학술논문] 鳩山政権の『東アジア共同体』構想

...Asia‐pacific region. The Hatoyama administration had tried to make and maintain the stable relationship with South Korea. On 9 October 2009, PM Hatoyama visited Seoul and had the summit talk with President Lee Myung‐Bak. In the summit talk PM Hatoyama and President Lee discussed the North Korean issue. President Lee explained the design of ‘grand bargain’ which is to settle the North Korean nuclear problem...

[학위논문] 북한 핵 위기관리 연구 : 1차 핵위기를 중심으로

...have been stalled as North Korea, while insisting only on a bilateral talk with the US, refuses to participate. South Korea has been exerting every diplomatic capacity, including President Roh's summit diplomacy, in an effort to resolve the issue peacefully, but the prospect still remains obscure. In essence, the second nuclear crisis is an extension of the first crisis with a similar development pattern...

[학위논문] 김정은 시대 북한의 ‘핵 강압외교’에 관한 연구

...strengthening of nuclear coercive diplomacy during the Kim Jong-un period, this paper analyzed the causes by applying coercive diplomacy theory and the second image reversed theory by dividing the characteristics of nuclear coercive diplomacy by period into diplomatic form, internal dynamics, and nuclear policy goals. As a result, it was confirmed that nuclear coercive diplomacy was strengthened by the U...

[학위논문] 김정은 시기의 핵전략 변화 연구 -대외환경과 김정은의 선택-

...Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman that he was willing to talk to Kim Jong-un. Chairman Kim Jong-un accepted Trump’s secret proposal and pursued an independent and balanced diplomacy by promoting a North Korea-US summit, stimulating China, restoring the estranged China relationship, and making nuclear negotiations with the United States. The Biden administration is pursuing an integrated deterrence...

[학술논문] Managing a Nuclear North Korea: Perils, Principles, and Policy Proposals

...on the negotiating table, open the door for Pyongyang to demand cuts in U.S. tactical and strategic weapons, and damage ROK (and Japanese) confidence in the U.S. deterrent commitment. Sanctions, diplomacy, military measures, and counter-proliferation actions will be key pillars of a policy designed to contain, deter, and manage a nuclear-armed North Korea. The essence of U.S. policy must be to ensure...

[해외] Rethinking North Korea diplomacy

...House meeting, “I maintain a good relationship with Kim Jong Un. I am curious whether the chairman wants to engage in dialogue with the U.S. or with me.” Beyond the immediate question of a Trump-Kim summit, a more consequential issue is how shifting geopolitics in Northeast Asia are shaping peace and instability on the Korean Peninsula. Recent signals from both Trump and Kim indicate openness to a meeting...

[해외] Pyongyang’s northern turn is reshaping the Korean Peninsula

...new phase of regional diplomacy. This transformation—combined with deepening ties with Russia, China, and even Belarus, as well as the potential resumption of a U.S.-North Korea summit under a second Trump administration—poses both opportunities and dilemmas for South Korea. Pyongyang now seeks to engage Washington with growing confidence derived from its northern diplomacy, bypassing and excluding...

[해외] The 2026 Window: Can the “Ember” of US-North Korea Diplomacy Still Catch Fire?

...Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) relations remained largely static, for better or worse. The lack of any breakthroughs intensifies a foreboding gloom about the prospects for diplomacy in the coming years. Yet, a flickering ember of hope remains for US-DPRK talks. History shows that engagement is possible when both sides have a sincere interest in being in the room. This is the...

[국내] Prospects for North Korea-U.S. Relations and Nuclear Talks

...relations with Pyongyang and handle its nuclear issue through a realistic approach. The evolving circumstances also represent a strong likelihood that the current bilateral impasse will be transcended through a revitalized North Korea-U.S. summit diplomacy, with a phased approach to pragmatically manage North Korea’s nuclear capabilities as a solution to the nuclear challenges posed by the hermit kingdom.

[국내] 미북 정상외교 재개의 전망: 안정, 현실주의, 그리고 전략적 명료성

...also may lean into high-level diplomacy to help restore peaceful coexistence with the North. Meaningful diplomatic progress should be tangible, not just superficial. Yet both the failure of past efforts to find and sustain a breakthrough in U.S.-DPRK relations, and current troubles in world affairs, suggest extreme caution before leaping to the belief that summit diplomacy, even between two strongmen...