[학술논문] 金正恩의 권력세습은 아직 未完成이다
...issue of the Foreign Policy, a U.S. bimonthly academic journal, he saw absolutely no hope for Kim Jong Un’s North Korea to take the path toward opening and reform. After 8 months from the passing of Kim Jong Il in December last year, Kim Jong Un, the late Kim Jong Il’s own deathbed choice, at the age of 28, for yet another round of hereditary transfer of power in North Korea, does not appear...
[학술논문] Sino-North Korean Relations in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era: U.S. Perspectives
Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests have put China in a somewhat awkward position, causing tension between China’s role as an emerging global actor with increasing international responsibilities and its commitment to North Korea as an ally. Beijing has adopted a “measured policy” toward North Korea, balancing efforts to both constrain Pyongyang’s belligerence and sustain...
[학술논문] Between Denuclearization and Nonproliferation: U.S. Foreign Policy toward North Korea during the Obama Administration
... paradigm as an analytic tool in the study of international relations. In terms of policy, it raises a question on the possible gap or different perceptions of the U.S. and South Korea toward North Korea’s nuclear program.
[학술논문] Who Takes North Korea Seriously? U.S. Congress and Policy toward Pyongyang, 2009–2012
...weigh in on foreign policy dilemmas? U.S. Congress often seeks to carve out spheres of influence over international relations and yet we know little about why and how some America’s lawmakers take North Korea seriously. This article explores a host of North Korea measures during the 111th and 112th U.S. Congress (2009–2012) and identifies the sources of legislative activism toward Pyongyang’s...
[학술논문] Towards Gendering Northeast Asian Traditional Security: The Cases of the USS Pueblo and Juche Policy
...major problem has been North Koreanmilitary provocations. South Korean and U.S. responses to such maneuvers havefurther contributed to regional instability. Using the case of the 1968 Pueblo Incident,the paper examines the context of military provocation and reaction with the focuson a suspected gender-bias in regional security affairs. The paper investigatesPyongyang’s motivation for initiating...