Abstract The recent North Korean satellite launch and nuclear test initiated a series of crises that brought the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war.…
Country or Region: North Korea
Abstract The U.S. economic sanctions against North Korea began on June 28, 1950, when the U.S. invoked a total embargo on exports to North Korea…
Abstract This paper explores the current situation and problems with energy cooperation in the region. This study examines the prospects for energy cooperation in a…
Abstract Despite conventional assumptions, a different pattern of alliances and incompatible political ideologies, Iran has been among the few countries in the world that has…
Abstract Since the beginning of the reform policy, China has implemented a process of Constitutionalism in order to maintain the regime. This process evolved from…
Abstract With overt declaration of nuclear weapon capability by North Korea in an explicit way and its withdrawal from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and the…
Abstract How has the involvement of the North Korean state influenced the geographic development of North Korean drug trafficking networks? In this paper, I use…
Abstract This article investigates the causes of North Korea’s failure to pursue export-oriented industrialization, and examines whether Sino-North Korean economic cooperation might facilitate such a…
Abstract The new government led by President Park Geun-hye faced challenges that the previous government had largely failed to address: rising income disparity, stagnant growth,…
Abstract Since 2005, central Chinese leaders have successfully encouraged local governments and commercial actors to expand their economic interactions with North Korea. However, the resulting…
Abstract North Korea’s deepening economic interactions with China have encouraged the former’s localized trends toward a more market-oriented and externally engaged society. This article compares…
Abstract Focusing on the early stage, this paper compares the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il succession with the Kim Jong Il-Kim Jong Un succession. Analyzing…
Abstract The second year of Kim Jong Un’s rule in North Korea was enormously eventful. The year began with Pyongyang carrying out its third nuclear…
Abstract This article examines anti-American sentiment in South Korea by taking a closer look at the ways in which hegemonic ideas of anti-North Korea and…
Abstract During the succession from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un, North Korea witnessed a revival of party institutions. However, the most distinctive feature…
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