[학술논문] Marxism with Korean Characteristics Re-reading the Marxist Analyses of Japanese Colonialism in Korea by Korean Diasporic Revolutionaries in the USSR in the 1920-30s

...consumer goods on the captive colonial market. In the 1930s, Valentin Kim-Serebryakov built further on this analysis, describing Japanese domination of Korean banking and industry as well as geopolitical considerations-driven industrialization in the northern parts of Korea. This theory, pioneered in Korea proper by such Communist economists as Pae Sŏngnyong in the 1920s, was further systemized by Moscow-educated...

[학술논문] North Korea’s Aggressive Nuclear Posture and its Implications －Based on the alternative nuclear optimization theory－

...Finally, I will analyize Pyongyang’s nuclear posture with alternative optimization theory which donsider geopolitical aspects in the process. I argue that North Korea’s nuclear posture has been evolving toward more aggressive ones. Especially, due to Pyongyang’s geopolitical situation, the North will take Assured Retaliation posture toward the U.S., while posing more aggressive Asymmetric...

[현안분석] Europe’s Defense Revival: What’s at Stake for South Korea

...capability of South Korea’s defense industry have become important strategic and economic considerations for many EU and NATO member states. Spurred by the dramatic increase in defense expenditures by many European governments following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as rising geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East, South Korea has emerged as a viable alternative...