[Global NK] December Update for North Korea Watchers

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  • December 31, 2024
[Policy Research]
  • The New Cold War and the North Korea-China-Russia Triangle: Strategic Implications | Ahn, Kyungmo | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]
  • China’s Calculus on DPRK-Russia Alignment: A Geopolitical Perspective  | Jun, Jaewoo | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]
  • The DPRK-Russia-China Triangle Under Trump 2.0: Future Prospects and Strategic Responses | Eom, Gu Ho | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]
  • 2024 Review and 2025 Foreign Policy Outlook for North Korea | Cheong, Seong-Chang | Sejong Institute [Read]
  • Recent Amendments to North Korea's "Funeral Law" and the Deployment of North Korean Troops to Russia | Ko, Jae-Hong | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]
  • Analysis of North Korea's Recent Diplomacy with China and the Current State of Bilateral Relations | Kim, Sang Ki | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]
  • Analysis of the Public Activities of North Korea's Supreme Leadership from September to November 2024 | Kim, Gap-Sik and Jang, Cheol-wun | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]
  • Preparation for Resumption of North Korea-U.S. Talks and Promotion of Four-Party Talks: Implications from the 1993 North Korea-U.S. Talks and the 1996 Four-Party Talks Process | Hong, Hyun-ik | Sejong Institute [Read]
  • Assessment of North Korea-Russia Relations Following Kim Jong Un's Visit to Russia in 2023: Focusing on Non-Military Sectors | Choi, Eun-ju | Sejong Institute [Read]
  • North Korea and Russia’s Dangerous Partnership | Edward Howell | Chatham House [Read]
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Analysis of China’s Influence on North Korea: Perspectives, Misconceptions, and Analysis Based on the Concept of Influence | Li, Li and Zhan, Debin | Korean Journal of Defense Analysis [Read]
  • The Way You Do It Like You Do: Moon Jae-in’s Mediation in the U.S.–DPRK Crisis (2017–2018) | Amira Schiff | Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs [Read]
  • A Study on National Strategy and Radical Militarism in the Kim Jong-un Era | Chang, Sokchun | National Strategy [Read]
  • Kim Jong-un North Korea’s Opportunistic Military Strategy | Kim, Tae Hyun | National Strategy [Read]
  • Nuclear chess on the Korean Peninsula: Analyzing North Korea’s “Second Mission” and Strategic Implications | Park, Hwee-rhak and Jo, Wooyun | Defense & Security Analysis [Read]
  • Characteristics of the New Treaty between North Korea and Russia and the Natures of North Korea-Russia Relations: Application of the Alliance Shelter Theory | Woo, PyungKyun | Journal of North Korean Studies [Read]
  • Historical Review of North Korea’s Military Strategy: Regime Security and Aggressive Strategy | Yoo, Inseok | Military Research and Development [Read]
[Media Commentaries]
  • A Trump-Kim Nuclear "Big Deal" Would Be Impossible | Chun, Yung-woo | Chosun Ilbo [Read
  • ROK's Geopolitical and Inter-Korean Strategies in Trump 2.0 | Kim, Byung-Yeon | JoongAng Ilbo [Read]
  • No Need to Worry About U.S.-DPRK Direct Deals | Cha, Du Hyeogn | Kukmin Ilbo [Read]
  • Trump's Scenario for North Korea Nuclear Negotiations | Choi, Wooseon | Seoul Sinmun [Read]
[Videos & Transcripts]
  • Prospects for DPRK-U.S. Negotiations under Trump 2.0 | Yeo, Andrew | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Watch]
[Policy Research]
  •   KDI Review of the North Korean Economy, November 2024 | Korea Development Institute [Read
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Impact of Economic Sanctions on Bilateral Trade Relations: A Comparative Study of U.S. Sanctions on Iran and North Korea | Cheo, Joe | American Journal of International Relations [Read]
  • Economic Implications for North Korea of Strengthened Relations with Russia Amid the Russia-Ukraine War | Jung, Seugho and Lee, Jongmin | Korean Journal of Defense Analysis [Read]
  • Methodology of Planning for North Korean Regional Development in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: An Experimental Study on Future Scenario Generation Using Large Language Models(LLMs) | Min, Kyung-tae |  Journal of the Korean Regional Development Association [Read]

[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Between Hope and Skepticism: Analyzing Generation Z's Skepticism on Unification | Ko, Kwang-young and Kim, Taekbin | National Strategy [Read]
  • How Peace Narratives Avoid or Invoke Ontological Insecurity: South Korean Language Games about Building Peace with North Korea | Dan Gudgeon | Journal of International Relations and Development [Read]
  • Conflict between North-South Korea Unification and Chinese Territorial Issues: Creating the Chinese Nation and Distorting History | Lim, Hyung Baek | Journal of the Korean Regional Development Association [Read]

[Policy Research]
  • Evaluation of North Korea's Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and Policy Challenges for Promoting Human Rights | Kim, Tae Won | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]
  • North Korean Citizens' Right to Access Information: Current Situation and Directions for Expansion | Peter Ward | Sejong Institute [Read]
[Academic Journal Articles]
  • Why Isn’t the Number of North Korean Defectors Increasing? - Digital Authoritarianism and Biometric Advances | Jang, Yanggyu | Korean Unification Studies [Read]

[Academic Journal Articles]
  • The Analysis of North Korean High School Kim Il Sung Revolutionary History Textbooks: History of Kim Il Sung’s Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Struggle and the Creation of Revolutionary Tradition | Jin, Woong Kang | Journal of North Korean Studies [Read]
  • Status of Disability Rights and Social Perceptions in North Korea | Lee, Moo Chul | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]
  • The History and Limitations of the Use of Music for Ideological Control in North Korea | Nam, Ji Yeon | The Korean Journal of Art Studies [Read]
  • Addressing the “Paradise on Earth” Deception: The Quest for Justice for Migrants from Japan to North Korea | Andrew Wolman and Miyatsuka, Sumiko | Journal of East Asia and International Law [Read]
  • Kim Il-sung’s Graduation from Yuwen School: Chinese Data Released amid Strained Sino-DPRK Relations | Stephen Finch | Acta Koreana [Read]
  • Analysis of the Development Process of North Korean Cities through a Multidimensional Approach Based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Han, Jiman and Ki, Junghoon | Journal of the Korean Regional Development Association [Read]
  • Factors Affecting Construction in Pyongyang After Market Introduction: A Mixed-Methods Using Satellite Data and In-Depth Interviews | Lee, Sihyo | Journal of the Korean Regional Development Association [Read]
[Books]
  • North Korean Migrants and Social Community | Jun, Jooram et al. | Korea Studies Information Co. [Read]
  • Altruism or Ulterior Motives? South Korean Aid Towards North Korea's Sustainable Development | Queralt Boadella-Prunell and Lauren E. Robertson | Routledge [Read
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