Korea and World Politics, Vol. 41, No. 1 2025 SPRING

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Guest Editor: Heeok Lee

Prospect Theory and North Korea’s Policy toward China under Kim Jong-un: Analyzing the Drive for Autonomy

/ Haiin Chung & Heeok Lee

The Theory of Active Buffer States and the Evolution of North Korea-China Relations

/ Hankwon Kim

Ontological Security and North Korea-China ‘Strategic Cooperation’ in the Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition

/ Jongho Shin

Application of Nash Equilibrium to North Korea-China Relations and Strategic Minilateralism

/ Sukhoon Hong

A New Concept of Security Dilemma: The Case of Nuclear Competitions among China, the United States, and North Korea

/ Sungmin Cho

The North Korean Nuclear Issue and China’s Strategic Narratives: Justifying China’s North Korea Policy and Reshaping the International Security Order

/ Su-Jeong Kang

Diplomatic Rhetoric and Strategic Divergence in North Korea-China Relations during the Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping Era

/ Gyubeom Kim

Kim Il-sung’s Three Korean War Schemes and China’s Alliance Restraint: A Geopolitical Perspective

/ Daekwon Son