[정치/군사] The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea

...should he die while his own children are young. Readable and insightful, this book is an invaluable portrait of a woman who might yet hold the survival of her despotic dynasty in her hands. ‘A detailed, insightful study . . . Lee is excellent on the regime’s reliance on suppressing, distorting and manipulating information . . . His vivid account of surreal, intractable negotiations with the Kim siblings...

[학술논문] Responding to North Korean Provocations: Limitations of Sanctions

...targeted regime perceives it will bear from complying with those demands. Among the factors affecting those costs are the potential economic and political leverage the sanctioner has over the target, the willingness and ability to use that leverage effectively, and the risks that the sanctioner’s demands pose for the target in terms of wealth, power, or political stability and survival. With respect...

[학술논문] North Korean Gender Roles and Changes in Women : Under the Military‐First Politics and the Economic crisis

...gender roles by the military regime and the women’s behaviours/minds as well as their economic activities as the major source of the peoples’ survival basing on family and changes of the society from below. The main contents of each chapter are as follows: prior studies and survey method as a qualitative study, gender roles in the military-first era, warriors for survival doing family’s support and...

[학술논문] 조중연합사(朝中聯合司)가 '조선인민군' 재편성에 미친 영향

...making his political power indisputable. The “Military" functioned for him rather an instrument for keeping his own political power internally, than an protecting force ensuring the sovereignty and survival of the national state externally. He succeeded to make the NKPA loyal to protect his own political status. On the other hand, Kim Il-sung was more dependent on the soviet side to keep a balance against...

[학위논문] 북한당국의 인민반 기능 활용 변화상 연구 : 통제와 협력의 이중 전략

..., and information inflows pose potential threats to their effectiveness. Thus, continuous observation of Inminban’s role in sustaining the regime, alongside in-depth research on the limitations revealed by changing circumstances, is essential to understanding North Korea’s strategies for regime survival and future policy directions."

[학위논문] 북한의 핵인식과 정책 변화 동인 연구: 6자회담 이탈 전후 시기를 중심으로

...alliance-aligned with internal regime stability. The first nuclear test served not as a repudiation of diplomacy but as leverage. North Korea’s compliance with disablement and declaration measures reflected a transactional approach to its nuclear assets. The second phase(August 2008-December 2011) marked a transition toward viewing nuclear weapons as essential to regime survival. This shift was prompted...

[해외] Project Anthracite: Analyzing North Korean Patents and Academic Journals for Evidence of Chemical Weapons Potential

...troops into protective equipment that degrades mobility, endurance, and communication. This creates a plausible role for CW as a coercive or last-resort tool, particularly in scenarios where regime survival is at stake. North Korea has also demonstrated a willingness to use chemical agents. The 2017 assassination of Kim Jong-Nam using VX in Kuala Lumpur highlighted both capability and intent in a...

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

...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 about...

[국내] The Economic Impacts of a North Korean Collapse

North Korea entered into a state of bankruptcy after 1990s, causing many to question the regime’s long-term survival. This looming possibility necessitates countermeasures from South Korea to prepare for any sudden changes in North Korea. Recently, the significance of this notion has grown as health concerns of North Korea’s Supreme Leader and currency reform failures suggest an increasing likelihood...

[국내] 김정은 정권의 국방력 강화와 우리의 대응방향

...policy, with no other option but to localize raw materials and recycle resources. Becoming a military power through nuclear development is the “sword of justice” that guarantees the survival of the North Korean regime. Kim Jong-un enhanced the capacity of talent in the defense sector and provided top privileges and R&D conditions for a “new leap forward” in defense science and technology. Bolstering...

[국내] Understanding North Korea’s Nuclear Possession Strategies: A Comprehensive Analysis and Outlook

...pursuit of the official recognition of a nuclear arms state. The study seeks to unravel how the regime leverages nuclear weaponary in its external dealings to ensure regime survival, and to prognosticate its future maneuvers in this regard. To achieve its objectives, the study first evaluates the Kim Jong-un regime’s interpretation of recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and in the surrounding geopolitical...