The current power structure of Pyongyang, the totalitarian state of North Korea, its philosophy; Juche and its main political figures such as Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il may seem shrouded in mystery. What exactly is this power structure? How can we explore and understand it? How…
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This book seeks to go beyond conventional literature on the North Korean nuclear issue by examining the chances of survival of the Kim Jong Un regime, both with and without the nuclear weapons program. It offers a detailed historical background of the dysfunctional North Korean …
This book seeks to go beyond conventional literature on the North Korean nuclear issue by examining the chances of survival of the Kim Jong Un regime, both with and without the nuclear weapons program. It offers a detailed historical background of the dysfunctional North Korean …
South Korea’s security discourse on the nuclear threat posed by North Korea has been dichotomised by its position within the political spectrum between the progressives and conservatives. By drawing upon Securitisation Theory (ST), this study challenges the current security disc…
It is widely acknowledged that mass media play a central role in circulating and disseminating ideas. Particularly in this globalised era, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the role and impact of news media in shaping public opinion worldwide. During the attacks on…
This research project challenges the common belief that North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and their related delivery systems in the 1990s was a fundamental shift in its foreign policy objectives toward the United States. It argues instead that North Korea has continued to…
This study takes up discourses on atomic science and technology in the mid-twentieth century Koreas. By doing so, it demonstrates how, well before either North or South Korea was capable of developing a domestic nuclear program, atomic science served as a discursive channel for …
This dissertation examines North Korea missionary strategies to present a strategy that reflects truthful and effective contextualization. This research argues that selected areas in discipleship must be addressed to avoid problematic approaches proposed by South Korean churches…
The purpose of the basic descriptive study was to understand how North Korean Christian refugees describe evil based on their lived experiences. Employing a qualitative research design, this study utilized a constructivist lens to construct meaning with the participants. Using p…
In recent years the United States has participated in, and advocated for, multilateral negotiations with two “rogue states,” Iran and North Korea, to dismantle their respective nuclear programs. However, existing research does not consider whether multilateral negotiations are a…
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the appearance of North Korea and Iran as significant cyber threats to the United States, in addition to China and Russia. This paper presented key findings and studies that showed the timeline of significant events through the history o…
With the exception of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, nuclear weapons have never been used in a war despite the conditions of international relations characterized by constant conflict and instability. The norm of nuclear nonproliferation institutio…
"North Korea is perilously close to developing strategic nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States and its allies in East Asia. Since their first nuclear test in 2006, North Korea has struggled to perfect delivery systems, but Kim Jong-un's regime now appears to be cl…
