[학술논문] Multiple Types of Security Threats in East Asia: Regional Hegemonic Challenge and Japan’s Remilitarization

...mid-term threats, respectively. Furthermore, while each of these actors did not fulfill all necessary standards to become a single challenging state, taken together, their actions have created the perception of regional hegemonic challenge in the eyes of the US and its key allies. In conclusion, this research argues that the structural requirements for Japan’s remilitarization are now present.

[현안분석] The Costs and Benefits of Unification on the Korean Peninsula

...norms of universality. The weakening unification discourse is hardly a temporary phenomenon, which is attributable to the structural change in the environment. What gets in the way of improving the perception toward the North is this structural background that has a negative influence on forming the positive unification discourse along with the South-South conflicts and the fixated framework of the unification...

[학위논문] 1960-70년대 북한의 군사적 모험주의 연구 : 위협인식과 전략적 선택

...attempts to investigate North Korea's military adventurism through examining the threat perception and choice of strategies of North Korea. In their perception of domestic and international situations, North Korean leaders tend to situate themselves in the loss, gain, or extreme-loss domains. In addition, this perception is linked to domestic political stability which affects the decision-making process...