[뉴스] China urges US to ‘reflect’ on nuclear arms policy

China has suggested the United States should “reflect” on its behaviour and reduce its nuclear arsenal after a senior official said Washington may need more warheads.

[정치/군사] Nuclear North Korea

...refute a number of misconceptions and challenge the faulty thinking that surrounds the discussion of North Korea, particularly the idea that North Korea is an irrational actor. Cha and Kang look at the implications of a nuclear North Korea, assess recent and current approaches to sanctions and engagement, and provide a functional framework for constructive policy. With a new chapter on the way forward...

[학술논문] Strategic Costs and Russia’s Shifting Calculus on Nuclear Assistance to North Korea

Is Russia likely to provide sensitive nuclear assistance to North Korea? Drawing on the strategic theory of nuclear proliferation, this article explains why Moscow withheld such assistance for four decades and why the structural conditions that underpinned that policy have now eroded. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union restrained North Korea’s nuclear program because proliferation would have undermined...

[학술논문] South Korea-United States Relations in 2025: Lee Adjusts to Trump as the U.S.-China Conflict Deepens

...foreign policy agenda, struck a bargain with Trump that was surprisingly satisfactory for both sides. Korea committed to significant new investments in the U.S., along with more defense spending and burden-sharing, in exchange for the best-available access to the U.S. market (mostly, a 15 percent tariff level) and U.S. support for Korea enriching and reprocessing civilian nuclear fuel and building...

[학술논문] Lessons from Russia's Nuclear Forward‐Deployment to Belarus for the USA and South Korea

Following Belarus's request, Russia deployed its nuclear weapons to Belarus within one or two years, whereas the USA has not even engaged in discussions on a similar option for South Korea, which has faced an existential nuclear threat from North Korea. This article seeks to extract key insights from Belarus's experience and propose corresponding policy implications for the US–South Korea alliance. In...

[학술논문] The Effects of the US-China Trade Conflict on South Korea

...denuclearize North Korea, as was the case before. The trade war between the US and China will have profound implications for South Korea’s foreign policy towards both the US and China. Washington is likely to put pressure on Seoul to choose between Washington and Beijing. The hedging approach is unlikely to be sustainable. Thus, the Lee administration is likely to face difficult foreign policy challenges.

[학술논문] ROK-U.S. Cooperation in Preparation for Hostile Actions by North Korea in Possession of Nuclear Weapons

... (NPR) is not really adequate, being rather general in its tone and content. This article analyzes this credibility issue pertaining to the U.S. extended deterrence, along with the North Korean nuclear threats and their security implications, and finally proposes a series of measures and policy implications to enhance theROK
U.S. security mechanism.

[해외] The Leader Gets a Strong Constitution

... it also made changes to the composition and mandate of the State Affairs Commission (SAC), elevating Kim Jong Un’s power as its leader, and formalized North Korea’s nuclear command and control. These are arguably the most significant changes to the constitution as they redefine the role of the leader and expand the scope of the government’s supreme power and decision-making organization.

[해외] China is confronting new realities on the Korean Peninsula

...shaped by systemic stability, risk management, and the need to prevent further regional deterioration. From Beijing’s perspective, the peninsula is not merely a nuclear issue or a bilateral diplomatic problem between Washington and Pyongyang. Multiple pressures and strategic issues have converged, including North Korea’s further consolidation of its nuclear status after the Ninth Party Congress, the further...

[해외] Should Japan change its approach to North Korean denuclearization?

...North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile programs, closer military ties between Russia and North Korea, and strengthening military relations between China and Russia. In particular, expanding Russia-North Korea military ties—potentially involving troop deployments and technology transfers—poses a complex security threat that could enhance North Korea’s conventional and strategic capabilities. As...

[국내] Status-Quo or Revisionism_Decoding North Korea’s Hostile Two-State via USFK

...North Korea's advancing nuclear capabilities, interpreting it as evidence of a revisionist orientation conflates national strategy with military strategy. From this perspective, strengthening deterrence against North Korea at the military-strategic level and pursuing peaceful coexistence at the national-strategic level are not inherently contradictory within South Korea's policy toward North Korea.

[해외] From deadlock to dialogue on the Korean Peninsula: It is time to revisit the idea of North East Asian regional security talks

...Trump’s policy towards Iran—which the USA has attacked twice during nuclear negotiations, with the goals suddenly shifting from non-proliferation to regime change—has likely further reinforced North Korea’s perceived need to hold on to nuclear weapons to ensure its survival. Meanwhile, persistent tensions on the Korean peninsula, the presence of large-scale military forces and nuclear weapons, and doubts...