[뉴스] The ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Overhyped
Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in July, longtime U.S. intelligence official John McLaughlin described the threat posed by China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as “the distinguishing characteristic of our world right now.” McLaughlin, the former acting director of the CIA, warned that the United States’ adversaries had “formed a group” and were increasingly cooperating...
[뉴스] Friday Briefing: Will North Korea Attack?
Watching North Korea for signs of lethal military action
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, could take some form of lethal military action against South Korea in the coming months after having shifted his policy to one of open hostility, U.S. officials say.
[학술논문] Northeast Asia and the Trust-building Process: Neighboring States’ Policy Coordination
...co-existence,peace, and unification. It has achieved widespread support from the traditional bilateral diplomacy with the U.S. and China, as well as from multilateral diplomacy. In particular, the core principle in the implementation of the Trust-building Process is the ‘Alignment policy,’ which highlights the balance between the importance of South-North Korean relations and international cooperation...
[학술논문] Between Denuclearization and Nonproliferation: U.S. Foreign Policy toward North Korea during the Obama Administration
...study attempts to explain the Obama administration’s passive policy toward North Korea with reference to the constructivist perspective. The passive policy toward North Korea, strategic patience, is the result of the U.S. understanding that despite its advanced nuclear and missile technology, it is neither a serious threat to the U.S. security nor a sincere partner for negotiation, as constructivism...
[학술논문] A Study on the U.S.A’s Evolving Policy and Possible Interactions of the U.S.A - China in the Korean Unification Process
최근 오마바 정부의 북한정권에 대한 ‘전략적 인내정책’은 한반도의통일정책 범주 내에서 바라보면 실질적으로 상당한 인식의 변화를 동반하고 있음을 엿볼수 있다. 즉 한반도의 분단상황이라는 시각에서 보면 이는 분단의 ‘평화적 관리’를 넘어 장차 ‘통일한국’에 적합한 통일정책으로 수정한 것이다. 한반도에서 통일과정이나 통일후의 주변국들의이해관계가 첨예하게 얽혀 있기 때문에 이 정책은 이명박 정부시기의한반도의 ‘분할관리’ 정책에서 ‘통일준비’라는 전략적 패러다임의 변화를 추구함으로서 통일정책을 구상하고 추진하는데 강력한 영향을 미쳤다. 한국과 미국간의 새로운 통일정책에 대한 공동인식은 북한정권의비핵화와 호전적인
[학술논문] On the Non-Use and Abuse of Nuclear Proliferation Intelligence: The Cases of North Korea and Iran
...activities, lest they be forced to respond in ways that would complicate their preferred policy agenda. This essay examines key instances of the non-use or abuse of proliferation intelligence on North Korea’s and Iran’s nuclear programs, when U.S. policymakers appeared to overrate their preferred policy response to North Korean and Iranian nuclear misbehavior, but also to be disinclined to...
[학술논문] 미국 냉전정책의 부메랑(boomerang) -2006년 북한의 제1차 핵실험의 정치-
...nuclear threats is a necessary evil for U.S. strategy goals. This is why reason the U.S. would not accept North Korea's demands for ensuring the preservation of regime, ending of the Korean War, normalization between two. To sum it up, North Korea' nuclear threats is U.S. policy' boomerang from the early Cold War to October 9, 2006. Without changing U.S. approach, North Korea will has more...