Search results for: Sung Kyung Kim
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What Comes Next for North Korea-Russia Relations?
...Moscow have enjoyed close ties since the foundation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 1948, the relationship is seeing a significant upgrade. The visit by Kim Jong...
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South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, Atmanirbhar Bharat, and the IPEF: Convergence and Commonality
...“Export dependency on China wanes,” Korea Herald, June 6, 2023, https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230606000125 (accessed on August 21, 2023) [8] KITA, “All Countries”; Ibid. [9] Kim Hyun-bin, “Korea’s export dependency on China dips...
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U.S.-North Korea Denuclearization Negotiations: An Irresolvable Issue?
...then CIA director Mike Pompeo travelled to Pyongyang for preparatory talks on a summit meeting between President Trump and Chairman Kim. Additional confidence-building measures were North Korea’s self-declared moratorium on...
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Obligations & Roles of the U.S. and Neighboring Countries for the Reunification of Korea
...the DPRK, Chairman Kim Jong Un illustrated, “When reunified, our country will demonstrate its grandeur as a dignified world power with an 80 million population and enormous national strength, a...
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Window of Opportunity: Breaking Impasse on the Korean Peninsula
...signal a change in Pyongyang’s direction, which would later become apparent in Chairman Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Speech. In it he announced that “our Republic has at last [emphasis...
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Economic Transformation Under Kim Jong Il
...Kim Jong Il noted the importance of both economic reforms and North Korea’s connecting with the outside world. However, domestic political constraints did not allow him to proceed with...
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Education and Development in North Korea: The Push for a “Science-Based Economy” Under Kim Jong Un
...Abstract This Issue Brief analyzes the development of education in North Korea with particular focus on the Kim Jong Un era and the recent government’s emphasis on scientific development....
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China’s Evolving North Korea Policy
...large part based on and revised from the author’s previous academic research and policy papers. In particular, see Kim Heung-kyu, “From a Buffer Zone to a Strategic Burden: Evolving Sino-North...
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After the Death of Kim Jong Il: Everything and Nothing has Changed
...The death of Kim Jong Il has sent shivers down the spine of many leaders in Asia and the world. In South Korea, the armed forces have been put...
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Kim Jong-il’s Visit to China: An Abiding Friendship?
...After days of silence about Kim Jong-il’s recent secretive visit to China, the Chinese and North Korean news agencies Xinhua and KCNA released a statement saying that the traditional...