1. Introduction
2. The Yoon Administration’s Unification and North Korea Policies
3. Environment for Policy Execution
A. The Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China and the Arms Race in Northeast Asia
B. Advancement of North Korean Nuclear and Missile Capacities
C. The U.S.-China Competition in Supply Chain and Economic Security
4. Promoting the Denuclearization of North Korea
A. Denuclearization in North Korea and Developing a Peace Regime
B. Reinforcing International Cooperation
C. Developing Channels for Security Discussions among South Korea, North Korea, and the U.S.
5. Normalization of Inter-Korean Relations and Establishing the Foundations for Unification
A. Normalization of Inter-Korean Relations
B. Strategies for Pursuing Inter-Korean Green Détente
C. Establishing the Foundations for Unification
6. Resolving Inter-Korean Humanitarian Issues
A. Humanitarian Aid
B. Inter-Korean Humanitarian Issues Including Separated Families
C. Improving North Korea's Human Rights
7. Conclusion
This English translation is an abbreviated and edited version of KINU Research Paper, Unification and North Korea Policy of the Yoon Suk Yeol Administration: Implementing Government Tasks, Dong-ho Han et al. (Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification, January 2023). The analysis, comments, and opinions presented in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Korea Institute for National Unification.
