[학술논문] What Does North Korea Want from China? Understanding Pyongyang’s Policy Priorities toward Beijing
...in NorthKorea’s enactment of foreign policy toward China? Historically, both NorthKorea and China are communist nations that share cultural characteristics. Currently, the Sino-North Korea alliance still seems effective and valid. Whenlooking at China, North Korea does not perceive any struggle with regard tosecurity and regime legitimacy. Thus it is reasonable to assume thatPyongyang’s...
[학술논문] Transforming Korea-US Defenses: The Agenda Ahead
...countries’ diverging missile defense architectures in Asia, elevated ROK interest in acquiring preemptive strike options against the DPRK, and other defense and deterrence differences. Yet, the ROK-U.S. alliance has overcome earlier challenges of equal magnitude and its enduring goals remain unchanged: to help deter North Korean aggression, maintain South Koreans’ security and welfare, encourage the...
[학술논문] Military Alliances and Reality of Regional Integration: Japan, South Korea, the US vs. China, North Korea
...than Korea. South Korea’s demand for defense goods has not been increased by the threat from the China–North Korea alliance but American and Japanese demand has recently been increased by the threat, implying that South Korea has not regarded the China–North Korea alliance as a significant threat whereas that Japan and the U.S. have recognized the military allianceas a serious one.
[학술논문] 아베 정권의 우경화와 동북아 안보 향배-집단적 자위권 추진과 대응방향을 중심으로-
...the US-Japan alliance and its future directions, the Republic of Korea (ROK) should prepare for upcoming changes. First, the ROK government should establish and develop its policies toward Japan under the presupposition that Japan is both “common nation” and “nation of great military power.”Second, attentively observing the possibility of a US-Japan alliance shifting its recognition...
[학술논문] Rising China and the Evolution of China-North Korea Relations
...are conflicting or inconsistent, and therefore warrant scholarlyexplanation. China’s policies and behaviors toward North Korea tend tofluctuate within a duplexity composed of the traditional alliance relationshipand a newly evolved strategic cooperative relationship. Through analysis ofChina’s policies and behaviors in dealing with the North Korean nuclearcrises, this study confirms this...