International Journal of Korean Unification Studies

The main reason for tensions on the Korean peninsula is the competition and confrontation between the two development models, one of which is struggling to survive with such methods that create a threat to international security. It is in Russia's interests to prevent armed conflict or prolonged tension near its borders. The settlement of the Korean problem is possible in the medium term in the course of Korean unification.

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Korean unification prospects: an assessment through the BDN-model

Quality & Quantity ◽

10.1007/s11135-015-0190-4 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 1059-1072

Author(s):

Mario Arturo Ruiz Estrada ◽

Donghyun Park ◽

Ibrahim Ndoma ◽

Jung Suk Kim

Keyword(s):

Korean Unification

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"Three-Stage" Approach to Korean Unification: Focusing on the South-North Confederal Stage

Pacific Affairs ◽

10.2307/2672411 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 72 (4) ◽

pp. 590

Author(s):

Victor D. Cha ◽

Dae-jung Kim ◽

T. C. Rhee ◽

Hee-Ho Lee

Keyword(s):

The South ◽

Korean Unification

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Current Affairs in North Korea, 2010-2017: A Collection of Research Notes

Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies ◽

10.2478/vjeas-2017-0008 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 235-350

Author(s):

Rudiger Frank

Keyword(s):

Original Form ◽

The Public ◽

The North ◽

Korean Unification ◽

Economic Statistics ◽

Current Affairs ◽

Nuclear Problem ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Economic Zones ◽

Party Congress

Abstract Starting with the public introduction of Kim Jong-un to the public in autumn of 2010 and ending with observations of consumerism in February 2017, this collection of 16 short research notes that were originally published at 38North discusses some of the most crucial issues, aside from the nuclear problem, that dominated the field of North Korean Studies in the past decade. Left in their original form, these short articles show the consistency of major North Korean policies as much as the development of our understanding of the new leader and his approach. Topics covered include the question of succession, economic statistics, new ideological trends such as pyŏngjin, technological developments including a review of the North Korean tablet computer Samjiyŏn, the Korean unification issue, special economic zones, foreign trade, parliamentary elections and the first ever Party congress since 1980.

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