The Three-Step Denuclearization Initiative and the END Framework: Issues and Limitations of the South Korean Government's Approach to Denuclearization
Won Gon Park, Chair of EAI’s North Korea Research Center and Professor at Ewha Womans University, examines the issues and limitations of the Lee Jae Myung administration's approach to North Korean denuclearization as revealed through the ‘Three-Step Denuclearization Initiative’ and the ‘END Concept’. The author points out that the South Korean government's North Korea policy remains declarative in structure, necessitating improvements in conceptual clarity, focus of threat perception, and implementation mechanisms. To overcome these limitations, Professor Park proposes measures such ...
Commentary
- Won Gon PARK
- October 10, 2025