

Australia and China in the Age of US-China Hegemonic Competition
YIKUS Issue Brief No. 148 Choi Jae Deok (Senior Researcher, Institute for Unification Studies, Yonsei University / Director, Institute...
Choi Jae Deok
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US-ROK Cybersecurity Collaboration in the Era of Trump’s Return
Introduction In recent years, the world has seen a significant increase in North Korean cybercrime operations. A series of cryptocurrency...
Ludovica Duchini
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North Korean Ethnic Schools in Japan : a Source of Both Ethnic Pride and Discrimination
Between uncertain regulations and changing social priorities, the role of ethnic schools for Zainichi Koreans faces an uncertain future.
Damya Kecili
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Factors to Successful Defection
In 2023, only 196 defectors in total entered South Korea, only 18% of the total defectors who entered the South Korean borders in 2019.1Â The
Samantha Garcia
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What made Pyongyang close down diplomatic missions? North Korea’s Economic Diplomacy and Ambition of ‘Normal State’
Today, North Korea is facing a transitional period as it decides on a new strategy for economic diplomacy and its broader diplomatic agenda.
Donggyu Alfred Han
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The 21st Century Mongol Conquest: Peace Mediator in the Korean Peninsula?Â
Introduction With each headline, North Korea’s image as an isolated state which is led by a rogue regime, is reinforced within the...
Alex Vega
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The Blob and US North Korea Policy
North Korea has been the subject of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions since their first nuclear test on October 9th, 2006,...
Ethan Strickler
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North Korea's Efforts to Create Sports for the Disabled: A Shift in Human Rights Strategy?
Photo Credit: Global Blessing Homepage North Korea, a country often associated with a disturbing record on human rights, was found to...
Haewon Son, NKR Intern
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An International Perspective on Human Security of North Korean Refugee Women
North Korean women on the streets of Pyongyang, Oct. 2018 | Image: NK News Written by Kwon, Soyoung for the Yonsei Institute for North...
Soyoung Kwon, YINKS Researcher
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Disasters and Disaster Management in North Korea in Practice– the Situation in Mid-2022
While international aid has slowed, North Korea continues to suffer devastating natural disasters.
Bernhard Seliger
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