[학술논문] North Korea: Policy Failures, Human Insecurity, Consequences, and Prescriptions
...relations, and the study of international organizations. This article addresses the relationship between human security and development in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by focusing on the dual concepts of freedom from fear and freedom from want as well as the relationship between human security and traditional state-centric security in North Korea and the surrounding region.
[학술논문] Beyond Security towards Peace on the Korean Peninsula: Strategies for Transforming A Nuclear Conflict
... order to go beyond security towards conflict transformation it is necessary for strategic actors engaging with the DPRK to address the complex internal motivations for Pyongyang’s nuclear program, while adopting non-traditional and non-state-centric approaches.
[학술논문] Untying the “Gordian Knot”? Northeast Asian Security Complex and Desecuritization of the Northern Limit Line
...Korea’s national security and embolden its “main enemy” North Korea? What implications does Roh’s new approach have for the Northeast Asian regional security? In this study I answer these questions by using the Copenhagen School’s Regional Security Complex (RSC) theory. This study emphasizes the importance of domestic political factors in desecuritizing traditional threats, which...
[학술논문] China’s Interests in Korean Unification: How Much Longer is the ‘Buffer’ Worth It?
...international goals to Chinese foreignpolicy toward North Korea and unification. Following traditional internationalrelations theory, I argue that states seek, in ranked order, security, economic gain,and prestige in their interaction with other states. Applied to China and NorthKorea, this suggests: 1. Security: North Korea ‘buffers’ China from the democraciesof South Korea, Japan, and the...
[학술논문] Non-Traditional Security Issues in North Korea ed. by Kyung-Ae Park (review)