[해외자료] No Launch Activity in Advance of Inter-Korean Summit

On Saturday April 21, commercial satellite imagery from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station indicates minimal to no activity ahead of the inter-Korean summit. The summit is scheduled to take place on April 27. The imagery of key facilities at Sohae shows no visible activity at the launch station or associated facilities. While dwindled ground activity could be attributed to the fact that images...

[해외자료] Peace in Korea? What You Need to Know about the Koreas Summit and the Trump-Kim Summit

Question 1: What was accomplished in this summit compared to the past? Is this truly a historic meeting? Answer 1:This meeting is historic in its timing in two ways. First, the summit represents an aggressive attempt at diplomacy, engineered primarily by South Korea, to avoid the collision course that the United States and North Korea appeared to be on...

[해외자료] Summit Silver Lining: Absence of North Korean Provocations Continue

There has been much criticism of President Trump’s impulsive actions and the unconventionality of the Singapore Summit. However, absent a complete breakdown of the encounter between the leaders, the summit is likely to produce a negotiation process between the United States and North Korea that will implement the mandates laid out by the leaders on denuclearization, security assurances, and...

[해외자료] Seven Takeaways from the April 27 Inter-Korean Summit: Issues and Assessments

...characterize theApril 27 inter-Korean summitare “the lost 11 years” mentioned several times by Kim Jong-un during his opening remarks at the summit and the statement “complete denuclearization” or a “nuclear-free Korean Peninsula,” incorporated into the

[해외자료] Signals Indicate Kim on Sure Footing in Singapore

On the eve of the Trump-Kim Summit, Predata signals capturing patterns of web traffic reveal a North Korean regime secure in its place and an expert community skeptical that the historic meeting will produce meaningful results.

[학위논문] 중국과 북한의 적대국가 미국과의 관계 맺기 -마오쩌둥·닉슨 정상외교와 김정은·트럼프 정상외교 분석을 중심으로-

본 논문은 중국과 북한이 적대국가인 미국과 관계 맺는 과정을 1972년 2월과 2018년 6월 처음 열린 미중정상회담과 북미정상회담을 중심으로 연구한다. 정상회담의 첫 성사를 국제·국내 요인과 이에 대한 최고지도자의 인식을 통해 분석하고, 두 정상외교의 유사점 및 차이점을 알아본다. 중국과 북한은 미국과 오랜 기간 적대 관계에 있었고, 강력한 권력을 지닌 사회주의 국가의 최고지도자 마오쩌둥과 김정은의 결정 없이는 관계 개선에 나설 수 없었다. 미국의 대통령 닉슨과 트럼프는 관료들을 불신하고, 자신을 중심으로 소수 인원이 문제를 해결하는 ‘탑-다운(Top Down)’ 방식의 의사 결정을 선호했기에 역시 정상들의 결단이 필요했다. 마오쩌둥과 닉슨은 미소 냉전 속 중소 분열, 베트남전쟁

[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...

[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...

[현안분석] Japan’s Relentless Resolve to Become a Proactive Player in the Reconfiguration of American Alliance System in the Indo-Pacific

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to upgrade the 7-decade old alliance to ‘global partners for the future’1) in the summit meeting in the Washington D.C. early this month amid the challenges against the rule-based liberal international order which the U.S. has championed in envisaging and maintaining after the end of the World War II. The agreement...

[학위논문] 스웨덴의 대북한 외교정책 연구 : 규범적 관여 외교와 평화 중개외교

...Section of the United States negotiated with North Korea for the lease of American citizens held in North Korea, and this contributed to creating an amicable atmosphere for the first North Korea-US summit. Behind Sweden's role as an intermediary in the North Korea-US dialogue was a pragmatic diplomatic purpose of strengthening relations with the United States. Since Sweden was exposed to potential...