[학술논문] The Use of Force, Humanitarian Intervention, and the Responsibility to Protect - In the Light of a Recent North Korea Contingency Plan

...of international law, a most controversial issue of international law today is that if and when without <em>UN</em> <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> authorization or General Assembly action, any use of armed force for humanitarian intervention would be regarded as lawful or not. Because of inaction from <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> owing to veto power wielded by Permanent Member states or no endorsement from General Assembly due to lack...

[학술논문] <em>UN</em> <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em>’s Action against North Korean Nuclear and Missile Test

The United Nations <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> adopted not only Resolution 1695 against the North Korean missile test on July 5, 2006 as well as Resolution 1718 on October 9, 2006 and 1874 on June 12, 2009 against its nuclear tests. The <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> also adopted a presidential statement against North Korea&#39;s long-range rocket launch on April 5, 2009. The <em>Council</em>&rsquo;s endeavor has focused on restraining...

[학술논문] The North Korean Nuclear Issue and the United Nations

...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 <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> (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 program. During the present...

[학술논문] [Special Issue] The Responsibility to Protect and Northeast Asia: The Case of North Korea

The Responsibility to Protect in international relations and international law has been widely debated during the past decade. However, relatively few commentators have focused on Northeast Asia as a whole and analyzed whether the Responsibility to Protect applies to North Korea. Therefore, the following article examines the Responsibility to Protect from the perspective of Northeast Asia and elaborates

[학술논문] North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test: Neoclassical Realism Perspectives

Pressures coming from external sources, such as the United Nations <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> (UNSC) presidential statement along with additional pressures were combined with North Korea&rsquo;s internal logic, which required it to conduct the second nuclear test as a nuclear power in response to changing international circumstances. Firstly, North Korea maintains the position that it has the status of a nuclear...

[국내] North Korea as Iran’s Counterfactual: a Comparison of Iran and North Korea Sanctions

When the five permanent members of the <em>UN</em> <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> plus Germany (&ldquo;P5+1&rdquo;) reached a nuclear deal with Iran in November 2013, in which Iran accepted to roll back key aspects of its nuclear program in exchange for partial lifting of the sanctions, even casual observers of international affairs could see the stark contrast between the progress that the international community was able...

[해외] North Korea-Russia People-to-People Exchanges as a Tool for Sustained Dialogue

At the meeting with Kim Jong <em>Un</em> on June 17, Sergei Shoigu, the Secretary of the Russian <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1031615">noted</a>&nbsp;that the partnership between Russia and North Korea &ldquo;is being carried out not just on paper, but through practical action.&rdquo; This was Shoigu&rsquo;s second visit to Pyongyang in a month, indicating that the countries...

[해외] North Korea Shows Concern Over Israel-Iran Conflict but Keeps Distance From Iran

...expressing support for Tehran. Given the timing of Pyongyang&rsquo;s initial pronouncement on Israel&rsquo;s June 13 strikes on Iran, issued in the wake of Russian <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> Secretary Sergei Shoigu&rsquo;s June 17 meeting with Kim Jong <em>Un</em>, it is likely the detached tone on Iran was coordinated with Russia&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/23/russia-watches-on-as-ally-iran-is-pummeled...

[국내] 글로벌 핵질서의 변화와 한국의 안보정책 과제

.../> The war in Ukraine, which occurred amid the U.S.-China strategic competition, has deteriorated U.S.-China and U.S.-Russia relations, which in turn has undermined the functioning of the U.N. <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em>. In addition, the growing rivalry between great powers is threatening the free trade order and accelerating the global arms race. In particular, Russia is threatening the existing NPT regime by...

[국내] 북한 노동자 러시아 파견 확대에 따른 문제점 및 대응방안

...문제에 대한 한미일 공조를 강화할 필요가 있다. 북한의 ILO 가입을 요구하는 등 우회적인 방법으로 북한 노동자 인권 개선 노력을 기울이는 것도 가능하다. 또한 <em>유엔</em> 회원국들이 안보리 결의에 따른 제제이행 보고서를 성실히 제출하도록 요구하고, 해외 북한 노동자 실태를 제대로 파악할 수 있는 공신력있는 보고서를 국제기구들과의 협력을 통해 발간하는 것이 바람직하다.<br /> <br /> The number of North Korean workers dispatched overseas has decreased due to <em>UN</em> <em>Security</em> <em>Council</em> Resolution 2397 adopted at the end of 2017. However, as border closures due to COVID-19...