Understanding contemporary Korea from a Russian perspective: political and economic development since 2008

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Abstract

1. Introduction -- Section 1: Diverging Development Paths -- Chapter 2. North Korea: The Decline of the Kim Jong-IL Era -- Chapter 3. The Start of Kim Jong-UN's Era in North Korea: Political Consolidation -- Chapter 4. New Socio-Economic Trends of the Kim Jong-UN Era: Covert Transformations -- Chapter 5. South Korea: The Conservatives Strike Back -- Chapter 6. The Fall of the "Father of the Nation's" Daughter: South Korea Under Park Guenhye -- Chapter 7. The Comeback of the Liberals in South Korea -- Chapter 8. Inter-Korean Relations: Ups and Downs -- Section 2: The Nuclear Challenge -- Chapter 9. North Koreas's Nuclear Missile Policy: New Facts -- Chapter 10. Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy in Times of Growing Tensions Between Pyongyang and the Administrations of Barack Obama and Lee Myungbak -- Chapter 11. A New Period of Confrontation (2010-2017) -- Chapter 12. Detente and Stagnation–What Lies Ahead? -- Chapter 13. Advantages of the SIx-Party Format as the Foundation of the Collective Security System in North East Asia -- Section 3: Partnering with Russia -- Chapter 14. Russia's Political Focus on the Korean Settlement -- Chapter 15. A Difficult but Frank Dialogue with Kim Jong-IL -- Chapter 16. Russia's Relations with North Korea Under Kim Jong-UN: Ups and Downs -- Chapter 17. Breaking the Deadlock in Economic Cooperation with North Korea -- Chapter 18. On the Path Towards a "Strategic Partnership" with South Korea: Challenges of the Conservative Decade and New Hopes -- Chapter 19. Russia-South Korea Economic Relations Against the Background of Regional Economic Integration -- Epilogue. .