[Global NK] August Update for North Korea Watchers

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  • August 29, 2025
[Policy Research]
  • A Legal Analysis and Recommendations on the Repatriation of North Korean Prisoners of War in Ukraine under International Law | Shin, Sohyun | Asan Institute for Policy Studies [Read
  • The Necessity to Ensure Stability of North Korea's Nuclear Command and Control System | Boo, Hyeong Wook | Korea Institute for Defense Analyses [Read]
  • Evaluation and Considerations of North Korea's 2025 First Half Internal·External Policy Trends | Choi, Eun-ju | Sejong Institute [Read]
  • North Korea's Politics of Troop Deployment and Hyper-Strategy | Ban, Kil Joo | The Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security [Read
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • A Study on the Deployment of North Korean Troops in the Russia-Ukraine War | Lee, Chung-gu | Defense Agency for Spritual & Mental Force Enhancement [Read]
[Media Commentaries]
  • North Korea's "Talks with the U.S., Exclusion of the South" Strategy Should Not Be Met with Concessions: The Need to Strengthen Joint Military Exercises | Jeon, Kyung-joo | Joongang Ilbo [Read
  • The Status Quo of United Nations Sanctions and Future Tasks | Kim, Tae Won | Daily NK [Read]
[Policy Research]
  • North Korea's Proactive Economic Management Policy Based on Informization: Status Quo and Considerations | Choi, Ji Young | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Establishing Peace-Economy Special Zones in Border Regions: Inter-Regional Cooperation Based on Local Specificities | Kang, Min Jo | Korea Development Institute [Read]
  • The Significance and Development Tasks of Peace-Economy Special Zones in the Border Areas of Gyeonggi Province | Cho, Sungtaek | Korea Development Institute [Read]
  • Legal and Institutional Reforms for Promoting Peace-Economy Special Zones in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province | Yang, Chul | Korea Development Institute [Read]
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Trust-building between North and South Korea, and North Korea's Strategy: Its Implications and Limitations | Lee, Ho-ryong | East Asia Institute [Read
  • National Unification Studies Brief 2025 May / June / July Vol.10 | National Unification Studies Brief Publishing Committee | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read
  • Reflections on Conflicts in the Application of North-South Korea Criminal Laws | Park, Nam-Mee | Ministry of Justice [Read]
  • The Legal Status of North Koreans and the Continuity of the Republic of Korea - Focusing on the case of prisoners of war between Ukraine and Russia | Hwang, Sungyeon | Ministry of Justice [Read]
  • The Concept of Inherited Property Under the Inter-Korean Family Relationship Special Act and the Legal Validity and Limitations of Attorney Fee Agreements in Inheritance Cases Involving North Korean Residents - Supreme Court Decision 2023Da298670, Rendered on April 4, 2024 | Lee, Leen Ha and Kim, Je Wan | Ministry of Justice [Read]
  • Changes in North Korea Policy and Determining Factors between Kim Dae-jung/Roh Moo-hyun and Lee Myung-bak/Park Geun-hye Governments (1998~2017) | Choi, Mina and Hong, Tai-Young | Defense Agency for Spritual & Mental Force Enhancement [Read]
[Policy Research]
  • Five Policy Proposals for the Lee Administration's North Korea Policy for Peace in the Korean Peninsula | Jun, Bong Geun | Sejong Institute [Read]
  • The Strategic Intention of Kim Yo Jong's Discourse and Our Countermeasure | Oh, Gyeong-Seob | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]
  • A Study on the Key Issues of Stabilization Operations on the Korean Peninsula | Suh, Yeongbo | Korea Institute for Defense Analyses [Read]
  • A Talk with No Words, The Shadows of the Korean Peninsula that Kim Yo Jong's Discourse Brings Out | Park, Won Gon | Korea Peace Institute [Read]
[Media Commentaries]
  • The Korea-US Summit and Peace-Building in the Korean Peninsula | Choi, Yoon Jung | Segye Ilbo [Read]
  • Principles and Strategic Leeway in North Korean Policy | Cha, Du Hyeogn | Kookmin Ilbo [Read
[Books]
  •   Understanding North Korea | National Institute for Unification Education | Jinhan M&B [Read]
[Policy Research]
  • North Korea's Countrysides are Currently in War with Corruption and Bluff | Jeon, Young Sun | East Asia Institute [Read]
  • Whom Do We Encounter? Tasks Following the Mitigation of Restrictions on Contact with North Korean Residents | Ha, Seunghee | East Asia Institute [Read
  • North Korea's Strategic Culture and Two Hostile States Theory | Park, Hyeongjung | East Asia Institute [Read]
  • The Emergence of North Korea's Tourism Industry and South Korea's Policy Direction | Choi, Eun-ju | Sejong Institute [Read]
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • The Elaboration of Constitutional Interpretation on the Protection of North Korean Residents | Jin, Ho Sung | Ministry of Justice [Read]
  • The Crisis of the UN Sanctions Regime and North Korean Human Rights: Conditions for Institutional Resilience | Lee, Shin-hwa | Ministry of Justice [Read]
  • The Traits and Evaluation of the Real Security of the Amendment North Korean Civil Law in 2024 - Focusing on the Mortgage | Kim, Young-Kyu | Ministry of Justice [Read]
  • Evolution of Public Service Provision in North Korea: Cases of Private and Public Governance in the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ) | Han, Jee Man et al. | Institute of North Korean Studies [Read]
[Media Commentaries]
  • Reservations on Kim Yo-jong’s Theory of Inter-Korean Relations | Cho, HanBum | The Seoul Shinmun [Read]
[Books]
  • A History of Print Culture in North Korea: Typography, Publishing and Printing, and the Evolution of Information and Communication | Ryu, Hyunguk and Hong, YunPyo | Thaehaksa [Read]
[Videos & Transcripts]
  • Prospects for the Operation of the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area and the Possibility of Visits by South Korean Tourists | Park, Won Gon | East Asia Institute [Watch]
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