[Global NK] September Update for North Korea Watchers

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  • September 30, 2025
[Policy Research]
  • The Future of U.S. Maritime Hegemony and Seoul’s Strategy: The Role of the U.S. Congress in ROK-U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation and North Korea Policy | Oh, Inhwan | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]
  • The Modernization of the ROK-U.S. Alliance: Vision and Core Priorities | Chung, Kyung-young | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]

  • The Present Value of USFK and South Korea’s Path Forward | Jun, Jaewoo | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]
  • The UN’s High-Level Response to North Korean Human Rights: Strategic and Diplomatic Implications | Kim, Minjung | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]
  • The Strategic Need to Defeat North Korea in the War in Ukraine | Go, Myong-hyun | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

  • The Operation of the Party–State System under Kim Jong Un and an Analysis of Major Policy Decisions | Kim, In-tae | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

  • North Korea’s Drone Buildup and the Strategic Implications of Its Cooperation with Russia | Kim, Bomi | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

  • Kim Jong Un’s Intentions behind Attending China’s 80th Victory Day and Its Repercussions | Kim, Bomi et al. | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

  • The Protection of North Korean Soldiers in Russo-Ukrainian War under International Law | Cho, Jung-hyun and Lee, Jiwon | Korea Institute for Defense Analyses [Read]

  • Defense Strategy Planning, Alliances, and North Korea Policy under a Potential Trump 2.0 Administration: Focusing on Recent Views in U.S. Policy Circles | Lee, Soohoon and Ham, Hyeongpil | Korea Institute for Defense Analyses [Read]

  • Debates on the Uselessness of Nuclear Weapons and Solutions to the North Korean Nuclear Issue | Boo, Hyeongwook | Korea Institute for Defense Analyses [Read]

  • The 80th Anniversary of China’s Victory Day and the Implications of Kim Jong Un’s Attendance | Jun, Jaewoo | Korea Institute for Defense Analyses [Read]

  • The 77th Anniversary of North Korea’s Founding and Its Strategy for Securing External Legitimacy through KCNA | Park, Eun-ju | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

[Academic Journal Articles]
  • The Relations between North Korea and China, North Korea and Russia in the Kim Jong Un Era through the Lens of ‘Performance Diplomacy’ | LI, Xiangyu and Chung, Young Chul | The Institute for North Korean Studies, Dongguk University [Read]
  • Rethinking the Study of North Korea’s Nuclear Threat Behavior : Conceptualizing Coercive versus Provocative Threats | Kim, Myung Chul | Korea Institute of Politics and Society [Read]

  • The Trump Administration’s Russia Policy and the U.S.–North Korea–Russia Triangle: A Theoretical Analysis in International Relations | Lee, Juhee | The Korean Association of Northeast Asia Studies [Read]

[Media Commentaries]
  • North Korean Leader's Return to Beijing highlights China’s Clout | Lee, Michael | Korea JoongAng Daily [Read]

[Policy Research]
  • The Cabinet's 'On-the-Spot Guidance' in the Kim Jong Un Era | Hwang, Ju-hui | Korea Development Institute [Read]

  • Trends and Prospects of North Korea's 'Regional Development 20x10 Policy' | Kim, Doo-hwan | Korea Development Institute [Read]

  • Interpretation of North Korea's State-Set Price and Wage Increases in 2023-24 | Yang,  Mun-su | Korea Development Institute [Read]

  • A Phased Approach to Reinitiating Inter-Korean Cooperation Based on North Korea's Policy Demands | Kang, Sung-hyun and Lee, Hae-jeong | Hyundai Research Institute [Read]

  • Legal Analysis of North Korean Prisoners of War in Ukraine: Status, Treatment, and Repatriation Issues | Shin, Sohyun | Asan Institute for Policy Studies [Read]
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • 80 Years of North Koreas Economy - A History of Glory, Setbacks, and Reconstruction | Chung, Youngchul | Critical Sociological Asscociation of Korea [Read]

  • The Impact of Diplomatic Proximity on Trade with North Korea | Song, Junghwan and Moon, Yechan | Korea Research Institute for National Strategy [Read]
[Policy Research]
  • World Order after China’s Victory Day and North Korea’s Rise: Options for South Korean Diplomacy | Chun, Chaesung | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]
  • North Korea’s Recent Conventional Military Build-Up and Its Implications for the East Asian Security Landscape | Asan Institute for Policy Studies | Cha, Du Hyeogn [Read]
  • Kim Jong Un’s Attendance at China’s Victory Day Parade and the Outlook for DPRK-China-Russia Relations | Cha, Du Hyeogn and Lee, Dong Gyu | Asan Institute for Policy Studies [Read]
  • Kim Jong Un’s Supreme People’s Assembly Speech and His Policy Blueprint toward South Korea and the United States | Seong, Giyeong | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

  • Assessment of the 13th Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea and Prospects for the Next Agenda | Kim, In-tae | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

  • A Roadmap for Sanctions Response Strategies toward a Turn in Inter-Korean Relations | Yi, Jisun | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

  • The 13th Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea and an Analysis of Kim Jong Un’s Speech: Focusing on Inter-Korean Relations, the United States, Economy, and Society | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Response Measures of School Unification Education according to Changes in Inter-Korean Relations | Kim, Byeongyeon | Korea Ethics Education Association [Read]
  • The Background and Implications of North Koreas Shift in Its South Korea and Unification Strategy: Implications for Inter-Korean Relations and Foreign Policy | Mo, Chunheung and Hong, Yong-Pyo | The Keimyung Institute for International Studies [Read]

[Videos & Transcripts]
  • Kim Yo-jong’s Messages to South Korea and the U.S. and the Possibility of Inter-Korean Dialogue | Park, Won gon | East Asia Institute [Watch]

[Policy Research]
  • Does North Korea’s Recent Positive Growth Signal a Recovery in People’s Livelihoods? | Jung, Seungho | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]

  • Transnational Oppression and Exploitation of North Korean Workers in Russia | KIM,  Unique | Database Center for North Korean Human Rights [Read]

[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Hierarchy and Income Inequality in North Korea: An Analysis Based on Class Wages and Market Access | Yoon, Seung Bi | Research Institute of Social Science, KHU [Read]
  • A Study on Social Safety Measures in Preparation for the Psychological Warfare of North Korea’s Spraying of Filth Balloons to the South | Kim, Yun Young and Kim Tae-Kyung | Institute of North Korean Studies [Read]
  • North Koreas Health-Environment Complex Crisis and International Cooperation: Focusing on Human Security Approach | Hur, Jaeyoung | Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University [Read]

  • The Hostile Two State Policy of North Korea and Media Propaganda Agitation | Mo, ChunHeung | Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Yonsei University [Read]

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