Whither a Peace Regime? Kim Jong Un’s New Survival Strategy through Formalizing a Hostile Relationship with Seoul
► For North Korea, the ultimate and long-term national strategic goal is to secure and maintain its dominance over the South, which will ensure the regime’s survival. However, North Korea’s insistence on developing nuclear weapons for its own security and survival has created poor internal and external circumstances for the country, particularly in recent years.
► By defining inter-Korean relatio...
By
Minsung Kim [Research Fellow, Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU)]
November 30, 2024