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An assessment of sanctions on North Korea and the prospect (대북 제재 조치 평가 및 전망)

  • Cheon, Seong- Whu
    • Strategy21
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    • s.31
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    • pp.5-26
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    • 2013

  • The South Korean society has experienced many changes since the sinking of ROKS Cheonan. The government reviewed its defense posture and adopted the 5·24 Measure in its relations with North Korea. As a result, the people of South Korea became more conscious of security situations on the Korean peninsula while North Korea's economy suffered badly. Meanwhile, the South Korean government has taken a flexible stance toward North Korea in terms of exchange and cooperation since September 2011. The flexible stance was to manage inter-Korea relations in a stable manner and relieve the hardships of the North Korean people while preserving the spirits and purposes of the 5·24 Measure. The UN Security Council adopted twenty-six resolutions and statements on North Korea since June 25, 1950. They include thirteen U.N. Security Council resolutions including those concerning nuclear weapons or missile programs, nine Presidential statements, and four press statements. Resolution 82, the first U.N. resolution on North Korea, came when the Korean War broke out. Resolution 825, the first one related to nuclear or missile programs, was adopted in response to North Korea's withdrawal from the NPT. Apart from these U.N. resolutions, the United States has imposed separate sanctions against North Korea. North Korea's nuclear weapons program can be considered in comparison with that of Iran in terms of the consequences they create for the regional security. The Security Council has adopted six resolutions on Iran so far. One should note that the resolutions on Iran have had much stronger sanctions compared to those imposed on North Korea. That is, while the North Korea case may be viewed as a more serious threat to international security from the perspective of nuclear weapons development or proliferation, tougher sanctions have been placed on Iran. There are two approaches that South Korea should take in addressing the related issues. First, we should aim to reduce the gap between sanctions imposed on Iran and North Korea. It is difficult to understand that a country with more serious problems is rewarded with lighter sanctions. We should take measures through the Security Council Sanctions Committee to make individuals and groups in North Korea that play a central role in developing nuclear weapons and missiles subject to additional sanctions. Second, we have to change. Other countries in the international community have become tired of North Korea's nuclear issue and now they look to South Korea for initiative. We should correctly understand this current situation and play a leading role within our capacity. Knowingly and unknowingly, the notion that the North Korean nuclear issue may be left to South Korea has been spread around the international community. Although the situation is grave, we should try to open a new horizon in ushering in the unification era by taking the initiative with confidence that there is a looming hope ahead of us. For these tasks, we should stop thinking in the old way that has been ossified for the last two decades. We should not be pushed around by neighboring great powers in dealing with North Korea related issues anymore; we should take the initiative with resolution that we will play our role at the center of four great powers and with confidence that we can do it. Based on the confidence that the Republic of Korea has become a country with enough capacity to take the initiative, we should establish a 'National Grand Strategy' representing South Korea's strategic vision that the unification is the ultimate solution to the problems related to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

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Safety of Laparoscopic Radical Gastrectomy in Gastric Cancer Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

  • Lee, Hayemin;Park, Cho Hyun;Park, Seung Man;Kim, Wook;Chin, Hyung Min;Kim, Jin Jo;Song, Kyo Young;Kim, Sung Geun;Jun, Kyong Hwa;Kim, Jeong Goo;Lee, Han Hong;Lee, Junhyun;Kim, Dong Jin
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.287-295
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    • 2018

  • Purpose: The surgical outcomes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer were inferior compared with those of non-ESRD patients. This study aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term surgical outcomes of ESRD patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) and open gastrectomy (OG) for gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: Between 2004 and 2014, 38 patients (OG: 21 patients, LG: 17 patients) with ESRD underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Comparisons were made based on the clinicopathological characteristics, surgical outcomes, and long-term survival rates. Results: No significant differences were noted in the clinicopathological characteristics of either group. LG patients had lower estimated blood loss volumes than OG patients (LG vs. OG: 94 vs. 275 mL, P=0.005). The operation time and postoperative hospital stay were similar in both the groups. The postoperative morbidity for LG and OG patients was 41.1% and 33.3%, respectively (P=0.873). No significant difference was observed in the long-term overall survival rates between the 2 groups (5-year overall survival, LG vs. OG: 82.4% vs. 64.7%, P=0.947). Conclusions: In ESRD patients, LG yielded non-inferior short- and long-term surgical outcomes compared to OG. Laparoscopic procedures might be safely adopted for ESRD patients who can benefit from the advantages of minimally invasive surgery.

  • https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2018.18.e31 인용 PDF KSCI

A Study of the Effects of Trade between North Korea and China on the Conflict between South Korea and North Korea (북한·중국 간 교역이 남한·북한 간 분쟁관계에 미친 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Ju, Sung Whan
    • International Area Studies Review
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.361-383
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    • 2009

  • This study extends theoretically the expected utility model of trade-conflict developed by Polacheck if a third country is involved, and analyses empirically how trade between North Korea and China affects to the political conflict between South and North Korea. The results of empirical analysis show that North Korea's exports to South Korea and China do not affect the conflict or cooperative relations between South and North Korea. But North Korea's imports from South Korea and China affect to the conflict between South and North Korea: increasing of North Korea's imports to South Korea reduce conflict between South and North Korea, but increasing of North Korea's imports to China increase conflict between South and North Korea.

Electrochemical Characteristics on the Preparation of Porous Silicon (다공성 실리콘의 제조서 전기화학적 특성)

  • Kim, D.I.;Lee, C.H.;Jung, D.H.;Kim, C.S.;Shin, D.R.;Lee, C.W.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.07d
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    • pp.1768-1770
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    • 1999

  • Porous silicon were prepared under various anodization condition on n-Si substrates. Chronoamperometric curves of porous silicon depended on potentials, composition and temperature of electrolytes. and intensity of UV irradiation. Anodic current density decreased continuously at low potential $(\leq0.5V)$ but increased at high potentials (>2V vs. Ag QRE). the difference in chronoamperometric curve is due to different activation energy in the processes involved in porous silicon formation.

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EMTP Modeling for Fault Location in HVDC Sea Submarine Cable (HVDC 해저케이블 고장점 탐지를 위한 EMTP 모델링)

  • Yang, B.M.;Park, J.W.;Park, J.W.;Choi, K.K.;Kang, J.W.;Yoon, H.H.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.79-80
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    • 2008

  • 제주-해남간 운영중인 HVDC 해저케이블에서 발생한 절연파괴사고('06.4)와 관련하여 써징코일을 이용한 고장점 탐색을 실시하고 고장지점 추정 및 향후 대책마련에 활용하코자, 제주-해남 HVDC 해저케이블 고장점 모의용 EMPT 모델링을 개발하였으며 유인잠수정을 이용한 실측 데이터 값과 EMTP를 활용한 시뮬레이션값을 비교하였다. 향후, 다양한 HVDC 해저케이블 고장유형에 따른 과도해석용 시뮬레이션을 위하며 본 논문에서 개발한 EMTP 모델링 활용이 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

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