Hyeong Jung Park, a visiting research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, examines North Korea's policy toward South Korea under Kim Jong Un, linking it to the legacies of Kim Jong Il’s regime. While Kim Jong Il advanced nuclear and missile capabilities, it was not until Kim Jong Un's rise of power that North Korea began adopt...

Ho Ryung Lee, Director of the Center for Security and Strategy at KIDA, explains that North Korea’s recent military actions are aimed at delineating the inter-Korean border, rather than introducing territorial amendments or removing “unification” from the constitution. Lee assesses that such decision is an effort to reinforce the border while...

Kyung-young Chung, professor at Hanyang University, argues that the division of the Korean Peninsula is the root cause of regional instability and calls for a renewed approach to unification. The author highlights moral, humanitarian, and economic reasons for unification, noting the potential for Korea to become a global economic powerhouse. A unif...

Ihn-hwi Park, a professor at Ewha Womans University, analyzes President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “August 15 Unification Doctrine,” which outlines South Korea’s updated approach to unification. Although not entirely new, the Doctrine reorganizes core principles into three strategies: strengthening South Korea’s values and capacity, fostering a desi...

Jihwan Hwang, a professor at the University of Seoul, highlights the implications of Germany's experience on the Korean Peninsula's unification issue, given North Korea's shift in its unification policy and the worsening public opinion in South Korea regarding the necessity of unification. To garner strong support and desire from both South and Nor...

Ihn-hwi Park, Professor at Ewha Womans University, explains that DPRK's "Two Koreas" rhetoric and its shift in unification policy aim to counter ROK's influence, strengthen its logical justification for nuclear use, and enhance its diplomatic autonomy by leveraging hostile relations. Considering the regional and global importance of the Korean Peni...

Lieutenant General In-bum Chun (ROK, Ret.) examines North Korea’s coastal defense capabilities in the West Sea and analyzes how its ongoing military modernization and territorial claims exacerbate security tensions on the Korean Peninsula. He points out that countering North Korean coastal threats necessitates careful political decision-making, a...

Byung-yeon Kim, a professor at Seoul National University, asserts that North Korea's decision to abandon the unification agenda is a defensive strategy based on pragmatic assessments of inter-Korean relations, geopolitical dynamics, and its domestic economic crisis. Kim highlights that Kim Jong Un sees limited benefits from South Korea, prefers Chi...

Sang Ki Kim, a researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, analyzes the patterns of North Korea’s nuclear and missile test activities during the past negotiation and deadlock phases, and concludes that nuclear negotiations have been instrumental in postponing the development of DPRK’s weapon programs. Kim warns that the enduring...

Chaesung Chun, Chair of the EAI’s National Security Research Center and Professor at Seoul National University, examines the complex dynamics of the DPRK-China-Russia alliance, highlighting its inherent weaknesses. As North Korea advances its New Cold War diplomacy against the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia War and U.S.-China rivalry, Chun explor...