THE CONSOLIDATION OF NORTH KOREA AS A NUCLEAR POWER THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF KIM JOUNG UN

Authors

  • David Morales Martinez Universidade Federal do ABC
  • Cristian Pires Coelho Martins Universidade Federal do ABC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2238-6912.60657

Keywords:

Coréia do Norte, Proliferação Nuclear, Kim Jong Un

Abstract

With the death of Kim Jong Il 2011, the uncertainty regarding North Korea future increased in its internal political system and in relation to its insertion in the international system. This article aims to approach the implications of Kim Jong Un’s power by the Juche philosophy and Songun policy as guiding principles of the nuclear foreign policy of this country. The main focus of this paper is the emergence of the accelerated nuclear program that, in recent years, Kim Jong Un has used as a bargaining strategy and as a demonstration of regional and technological power that modify the regional geopolitical scenario. The motivations for the implementation of this program will be analyzed through the approaches of Hymans (2006-2008), Pinacho (2014) and Brites (2016) about the nationalist identity of the opposition as well as about the motivations exerted by the internal and external levels. This analysis points out that the confluence of interests and strategies implemented by the various actors about North Korea’s nuclear program has favored North Korea huge bargaining power that defies the punishments imposed by the West overcoming obstacles and testing more sophisticated artifacts every time.

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Published

2022-11-18

How to Cite

Morales Martinez, D., & Coelho Martins, C. P. (2022). THE CONSOLIDATION OF NORTH KOREA AS A NUCLEAR POWER THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF KIM JOUNG UN. AUSTRAL: Brazilian Journal of Strategy & International Relations, 5(10). https://doi.org/10.22456/2238-6912.60657

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