[학술논문] Rethinking the Six-Party Process on Korea
...Accordingly this essay examines the reasons for the failure of the six-party talks and does so not only with reference to North Korean behavior, but also with an eye to the larger strategic environment in which the talks occur. Bearing in mind the fundamental transformation of Northeast Asia’s strategic landscape the essay then proceeds to suggest a way out of the impasse for the United States in order...
[학술논문] Kim Jong-un Inherits the Bomb
... reduction rather than nuclear arms elimination. And fourth, talks can validate Kim Jong-un as the new leader of North Korea, just as the 1994 talks signaled that the United States accepted Kim Jong-il as his father’s successor. In short, talks will strengthen the new Kim Jong-un regime but they will fail to end the regime’s nuclear weapons program.
[학술논문] The North Korean Nuclear Issue and the United Nations
...the North and a more unstable situation on the Korean peninsula, especially during the succession period apparently underway in North Korea. Therefore, resolving the North Korean nuclear issue through the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)could help the resumption of the Six-Party Talks (6PT). However, the complex and intermingled goals of the 6PT are further limited by the new uranium enrichment...
[학술논문] “Strategic Cooperative Partnership” between Beijing and Seoul?A Quest in Search of Reality
...ties ever established when viewed in terms of the quantity of trade volumes, frequency of mutual contacts, and the level of closeness in diplomatic rhetoric. The divergence of interests, however, is likely to transpire in a host of such salient issues as Korean unification, North Korean residents in China, the Koguryo history, and the Six-Party Talks. It is thus argued that their deepening ties will...
[학술논문] To What Extent Has a Concert of Powers Emerged in Response to the Security Challenge in the Korean Peninsula?
...Party Talks on how to manage a regional security challenge in the Northeast Asian region. The existing literature suggests that in order for us to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the security implications of the Six-Party Talks from the perspective of a concert of powers, it is essential to explore key aspects of the entire process of the Talks with an investigation of the essential elements that...