[학술논문] Changes in North Korea and Situations on Korean Peninsula: Focusing on N. Korea’s sovereign hereditary, economy, nuclear issues and relations with S. Korea

...with unpredictable conditions in the North’s sovereign heredity. S. Korea’s policy toward N. Korea would have to be employed to engage the country into international society, diverting its eyes toward Changes in North Korea and Situations on Korean Peninsula:Focusing on N. Korea’s sovereign hereditary, economy, nuclear issues and relations with S. Korea denuclearization and reforms.

[학술논문] The Security Crisis in Korea and its International Context: Sources and Lessons from a Russian Perspective

... denuclearization. North Korea thought that Seoul’s call for reforms were merely a cover to undermine their regime and it took seriously the desire by Southern conservatives for “early reunification” and thus resorted to military provocations. Meanwhile, the U.S. Obama administration chose to abstain from any meaningful policy toward North Korea, while China played a more active role...

[학술논문] [Special Issue] The DRPK Energy Sector: Current Status and Future Engagement Options

...negotiations with North Korea as part of a “roadmap” to denuclearization and legitimate energy needs if negotiations are not successful and the DPRK either collapses (due to an internal coup, succession crisis, or war) or continues to stagnate. The report concludes by identifying the robust strategies that are important in both engagement and non-engagement (collapse or stagnation) scenarios.

[학술논문] South Korea’s Tough Stance towards the North - Why it has to continue -

...Policy” and subsequent North Korea’s continued wrong behaviors, Lee administration has decided to initiate the North Korean policy with principle, which emphasizes denuclearization and reform & open-door policy. Facing with Korea’s new policy, Pyongyang regime has consistently challenged against Lee’s new North Korean policy with a series of provocations and threats. But...

[학술논문] Implementing a Japanese-Korea Nuclear Weapon Free Zone: Precedents, Legal Forms, Governance, Scope and Domain, Verification and Compliance, and Regional Benefits

...history of denuclearization proposals and even agreements. While the focus of previous proposals have concentrated on the Korean Peninsula itself, an alternative way forward would be the initial establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone (NWFZ) between Japan and South Korea, with North Korea encouraged to join at a later date. The negotiation of a Korean-Japan NWFZ would serve to confirm and guarantee...

[국내] For Kim Jong Un, Trump is the Best, and the Last, Opportunity

...second summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un has been set for February 27 and 28 in Vietnam. The question is what kind of progress the two leaders will make after their highly symbolic but unsubstantial meeting in Singapore in June of last year. How much and what kind of concessions will Kim make in his declared efforts of denuclearization? How much will Trump reward Kim with normalizing...

[국내] The Denuclearization of North Korea and the US-China rivalry

...year of breathless expectations, negotiations between North Korea and the United States have stagnated due to many reasons. Pundits skeptical of North Korea’s genuine intentions to denuclearize believe that Kim Jong Un is still developing technologies for nuclear warheads and long-range missiles despite the moratorium on nuclear and missile tests. North Korea, as shown in the recent announcements...

[국내] What Trump Should Know After the Panmunjom Summit

...demands for denuclearization while Chairman Kim focused on lifting economic sanctions and insisted on pursuing his preferred step-by-step approach to denuclearization, simultaneously and in parallel. After the failure of the Hanoi talks, a pessimistic outlook for the US-North Korean nuclear negotiations prevailed, but new expectations have begun to emerge following the Panmunjom summit. Trump and Kim agreed...

[국내] Towards a Successful Third US-North Korea Summit: Finding Convergence between Two Denuclearization Calculations

...final agreement, North Korea clarified its denuclearization calculation during a late-night news conference. First, when the US lifts some of the UN sanctions which impede the civilian economy, especially the people’s livelihood, North Korea will completely and permanently dismantle the production facilities of all nuclear materials, including plutonium and uranium, in the Yongbyon complex, through...

[국내] South Korea´s Denuclearization Policy: A Never Ending Story?

...Korea and the United States have different perceptions and approaches to sanctions aimed at resolving North Korea’s denuclearization issues. He adds that close cooperation between South Korea and the United States is essential for the denuclearization of North Korea. The author emphasizes that South Korea, which continues to change its stance in accordance with the changing denuclearization situation...