North Korea-China relations, formed on the basis of blood and brotherhood, remain as strong as ever as the Chinese Communist Party and the Treaty of Friendship reach their 100th and 60th anniversary, respectively. However, Professor Dong Ryul Lee stresses that one must take into consideration not only the two states, but also the United States as a...

[Project] introduces notable findings among contracted research projects submitted to the government and public institutions. This issue examines the contracted research report on science and technology research in North Korea, led by Hyunkyoo Choi, principal researcher at KISTI and chairman of the Unification Science and Technology Research Counci...

Global NK has met with diverse South Korean researchers who study North Korea and listened to their voices to understand the current research on North Korea. For this issue, we meet Prof. Lee Kwan-kyu of Korea University, who recently published “Changes and Tasks in North and South Korean Language Norms” and “School Grammar in North Korea,”...

The Global NK Special Report Series looks into key concepts regarding North Korea and inter-Korean relations. In this issue, Professor Hun Joon Kim discourse on human rights in Korea compared to discourse that has unfolded in international politics on the whole during the Cold War. Through such a comparison, the issue discusses how the concept of h...

Since President Biden took office, we have witnessed higher expectations for the resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea, which have discontinued. However, despite the US' willingness to resume dialogue, it is still not easy to open the door for dialogue due to North Korea's cynical attitude. Professor Sheen Seong-ho analyz...

The concept of Minjok not only has the potential to subvert the division and hostility between the two Koreas, but also has been politicized by the South and the North. Examines how the concept, formed in the 20th century, has been reconstructed through liberation and division and caused conflicts among political groups. ※ Footnotes on the artic...

Global NK Interview features diverse South Korean researchers who study North Korea and their work to exhibit progress made by scholars in their research on North Korea. We meet Dr. Kim Kwang-woon, a Visiting Research Professor Emeritus at Kyungnam University for this issue. He has directed the publication of The Annals of North Joseon, which has r...

After the coronavirus pandemic, health has been emerging as an important security factor. Given the medical and healthcare situation in North Korea which is presumed to be poor, the health security of the entire Korean Peninsula beyond South Korea has been also discussed. In this issue, we hear from Professor Park Sang-Min of Institute for Health a...

Global NK explores a myriad of notable Korean research that explores diverse perspectives on North Korea. For this purpose, we introduce an analysis on the cultural heritage policy of North Korea by Dr. Young-Sun Jeon, who has conducted diverse studies with a focus on North Korea’s culture and art beyond conventional research topics on North Kore...

Global NK [Interview] introduces various South Korean researchers studying North Korea in person to look into the current status of North Korean research through their own voices. The [Interview] met Sung Kyung Kim, professor at the University of North Korean Studies, who is studying North Korea through the concept of 'mind', and heard what it is t...