이강기

The Implausibility of the ‘Vietnam Model’ for North Korea: The Security Factor North Korea at present is not in the same position that Vietnam was in 1986, in large part due to differences in the security environment. By Khang Vu for The Diplomat November 28, 2020 Credit: John Pavelka / FlickrAdvertisement During the first summit between North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s Presi..

Report: North Koreans leaving South, citing hardships By Elizabeth Shim UPI, Nov. 24, 2020 North Koreans in the South who start their own businesses struggle financially, according to a South Korean press report Tuesday. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo Nov. 24 (UPI) -- North Korean defectors are facing difficulties adjusting to life in the South, with more people emigrating to t..

The Underground Movement Trying to Topple the North Korean Regime Adrian Hong says he leads a group of “freedom fighters” conducting a revolution. Has the U.S. already betrayed them? By Suki Kim The New Yorker November 23, 2020 Issue November 16, 2020 Free Joseon, a secret network mobilizing against Kim Jong Un’s dictatorship, aims to form a provisional government.Illustration by Chloe Cushman O..

The Price of Freedom Christina Kim risked everything to escape North Korea’s entrenched gender violence. She almost didn’t make it. By Annie Hylton Guernica November 11, 2020 Photograph by Clay Gilliland, Wikimedia Commons Christina Kim grew up in western North Korea, in a town where modest houses were attached and stood in a row. “If your neighbor farted, you could hear it,” Kim said. She lived..

North Korea’s Elite Defectors Despite its avowedly socialist nature, North Korea is governed by a rigid class system – and not all defectors come from the bottom. By Mitch Shin for The Diplomat October 29, 2020 Thousands rally to welcome the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on October 12, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Jon Chol JinAdvertisement..

（社説）北朝鮮の苦境 再建の道は非核だけだ 朝日新聞 2020年10月15日 5時00分 未明の夜空を彩る花火が照らす大集会。その派手な演出とは裏腹の謙虚な姿は、現状の過酷さを表しているのだろう。 北朝鮮を一党支配する朝鮮労働党が創設から７５年を迎えた。その演説で、金正恩（キムジョンウン）・党委員長は自らのいたらなさをわびるとともに、涙ながらに国民らへの感謝の言葉を重ねた。 北朝鮮はいま、「三重苦」にあるといわれる。 国際社会による経済制裁は続いている。頼りの中国からの輸入は新型コロナのため激減するなか、台風など相次ぐ災害にも見舞われている。 独裁国家で絶対的存在の金正恩氏が、それでも民に求めるのは、外部からの支援をあてにしない自力更生であり、増産運動のための労働強化である。 だが本当に人々の暮らしを上向かせたいなら、それほど過重な負担を強いる必要はない。 莫大（ばくだい）な資金をつぎ..

North Korea, a Nuclear Weapons State with a New ICBM. Why So Shocked? And that's what Pyongyang is--a nuclear weapons state with growing capabilities. And we need to accept that reality for what it is. by Robert E. Kelly The National Interest October 11, 2020 October 10 was the 75th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea’s ruling Worker’s Party. It was, in classic North Korean style, accom..

Kim Jong Un orders 80-day push for economic development Kim Jong Un called for an 80-day campaign to meet economic development goals, North Korea state media reported on Tuesday. Photo by KCNA By Thomas Maresca UPI Oct. 6, 2020 / 4:32 AM SEOUL, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a meeting of the ruling Worker's Party politburo and called for a "dynamic 80-day campaign of the..

文在寅、自国民を銃殺・焼却されても北朝鮮に甘い顔 どれだけ北に虐げられても「南北関係改善」最優先を止める気なし 2020.9.25（金） 李 正宣 JB Press 9月22日、閣議に出席した文在寅大統領（写真：YONHAP NEWS/アフロ） ギャラリーページへ 韓国と北朝鮮との海洋境界線であるNLL（北方限界線）付近で、韓国男性が北朝鮮軍によって射殺され、遺体が焼却されるという衝撃的な事件が発生した。韓国国防部の発表と韓国メディアの報道を総合して事件の全貌と韓国政府の動きを時系列でまとめると次のようになる。 銃撃、そしてガソリンを撒いて遺体焼却 ＜21日＞ ・午前11時30分頃 西海上のNLL以南に13キロ離れた海で業務遂行中だった漁業指導船の船員たちは、海洋水産部所属の公務員Aさん（47）が行方不明になった事実を確認。 ・午後0時51分頃 同僚がAさんの失踪届を出す。その後、海軍..

김신조 “北선 비겁자, 南선 공비 손가락질…‘꿋꿋이 살라’ 백선엽 격려 큰 힘” [정치] M 인터뷰 문화일보 2020년 08월 21일(金) ▲ 김신조 목사가 이달 초 서울 구로구 신도림동 서울성락교회 크리스천세계선교센터에서 가진 인터뷰에서 청와대 앞에서 쫓길 당시 총 한 발 쏘지 않고 남쪽으로 도망간 뒤 투항한 사실을 처음 공개했다. 김 목사는 북한에서 ‘김신조 루트’를 거쳐 남한에 정착한 뒤, 지금은 신앙인으로서 제3의 삶을 통해 ‘천국 루트’를 안내하는 소임을 맡고 있다고 말했다. 김호웅 기자 안보강연서 백선엽 처음 봐 정치 기웃안대고 안보 한길 자유수호한 분 아직도 존경 푸에블로호 미군 송환위해 美서 ‘김신조와 바꾸자’ 제안 北은‘그런 사람 모른다’발뺌 발각뒤에도 난 총 한발 안쏴 교전하자 일부러 ..