[학술논문] Sino-ROK Relations at a Crossroads: From Qiutong cunyi (求同存異) to Yizhong qiutong (異中求同)
...to remember that one major dimension of the Cheonan crisis is the growing awareness of the importance of U.S.-China relations in peninsular security. Not only did the death of Kim Jong-il transpire in the post-Cheonan context of tense inter-Korean relations, but the “competitive interdependence” between Beijing and Washington—in the form of strategic distrust, China’s rise...
[학술논문] Planning for North Korean Collapse: Military Missions and Requirements
Kim Jong-il’ death and the succession of Kim Jong-un has fueled increased concern about the possibility of government collapse in North Korea. Many observers wonder if Kim will be able to successfully consolidate power in Pyongyang. People worry that his failure to secure power would lead to a power struggle or an implosion, and possibly to regime collapse. To be sure, such a collapse has been...
[학술논문] A Historical Contingency?: North Korea’s New Leadership Meets the Rise of China and the U.S. Re-engagement Policy
...States and China suggest an increasing possibility of conflict due to the U.S. re-engagement policy and China’s vigorous rise. From the perspective of the Korean peninsula,this historical transitional period occurs ironically alongside a huge transformation in North Korea, with the death of Kim Jong-il and the emergence of the new Kim Jong-un regime. If North Korea attempts to expand its economic...
[학술논문] Sino-North Korean Relations in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era: U.S. Perspectives
...willingness to resolve the issue of North Korean provocations, but this clearly reflects Beijing’s ambivalence on these matters in deference to its own intrinsic national interests. This paper examines opinions and analyses by U.S. experts and policy-makers in order to better understand how the United States perceives the Sino-North Korean relationship,particularly after the death of Kim Jong-il.
[학술논문] North Korea after Kim Jong-il
.... On April 13, 2012, the Supreme People’s Assembly had also Kim Jong-un as the first chairman of the Defense Committee, the most powerful organ in North Korea. Thus, Kim Jong-un looked as if he finalized hereditary succession of three generations. After Kim Jong-il’s sudden death in December 2012, Kim Jong-un has been heavily dependent upon his families and the second and the third generation...