The Kim Jong Un regime of North Korea, following the death of Kim Jong Il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission, in December 2011, is facing criticism and sanctions by the international community due to its provocative action of rocket launching despite strong warnings of restraint. This session will provide discussion on whether the Kim Jong Un regime can simultaneously achieve strengthened security via nuclear armament and public welfare through economic growth, what impact this mode of behavior by North Korea would have on peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, and how concerned countries can induce North Korea to become a normalized member of the international community.
- Can the Kim Jong Un regime survive? Why -- and, how -- or, why not?
- Can North Korea manage the new challenges of international sanctions and isolation?
- What actions should the international community take if the North continues to show provocative behavior, such as the 3rd nuclear testing and another ballistic missile testing? Are there any viable solutions?
- What would be the most feasible and desirable approach to North Korea under the Kim Jong Un regime?

- Moderator
MOON, Chung-in (Professor, Department of Political Science, Yonsei University)

- Presenters
Masao OKONOGI (Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law and Graduate School, Keio University)
Stein TØNNESSON (former Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo)
LEE, Jong-Seok (Senior Research Fellow, Unification Strategy Studies, Sejong Institute / former Minister of Unification)
John DELURY (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University)
JIN, Jingyi (Professor, Center for Korean Studies, Peking University)

- Rapporteur
YOON Dae-yeob (Director of Academic Planning Division, The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies)