Dr. James Clay Moltz is Associate Director and Research Professor at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, where he also heads the Newly Independent States Nonproliferation Program. He is co-editor of The North Korean Nuclear Program: Security, Strategy, and New Perspectives from Russia (Routledge, 2000) and the author of articles in Arms Co...

OBJECTIVE As the number of North Korean adolescent refugees drastically increased in South Korea, there is a growing interest in them. Our study was conducted to evaluate the mental health of the North Korean adolescent refugees residing in South Korea. METHODS The subjects of this study were 102 North Korean adolescent refugees in Hangyeore middle and high School, the public educational inst...

The relations between South Korea and North were improved in 2018 on the basis of Sunshine policy ideational platform inter-Korean agreements reached two countries under progressive administrations Kim Dae-jung 2000 Roh Moohyun 2007. However, had been at a lull since US-North summit Hanoi February 2019 despite intentions parties to develop diverse forms cooperation. After that, month June saw s...

This paper analyzes the macroeconomic adjustment process of the Korean financial crisis in a broad international perspective. In particular, the impacts of the crisis on GDP growth, inflation, current account balance, and employment are analyzed using a crosscountry data set, which compiled 150 financial crisis episodes from all developing countries that have received conditional financial assi...

BACKGROUND The number of North Korean refugees entering South Korea has increased recently. The health status of refugees is a significant factor in determining their success in resettlement; therefore, this study examined both the self-rated health status of North Korean defectors who have settled in South Korea and the factors associated with their self-rated health status. METHODS This stu...

The Fukushima nuclear disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 is believed to be the worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The Korean government is providing support to Japan and is also trying to protect the people from the hazards of ionizing radiation. To this end, Korean rescuers have been dispatched to the disaster-struck areas to assist in the...