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[KLI Brief 2026-01] 2025 Labor Market Review and 2026 Outlook

[Etc] [KLI Brief 2026-01] 2025 Labor Market Review and 2026 Outlook

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I. 2025 Labor Market Overview From January to October 2025, the average number of employed people increased by 193,000. The pace of employment growth, which had slowed to 52,000 in Q4 of 2024, ...

2026
Center for Labor Trends Analysis | Korea Labor Institute
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Politics of Companionship: Visual Governance Mechanisms in the Imagery of Kim Ju-Ae

[Policy] Politics of Companionship: Visual Governance Mechanisms in the Imagery of Kim Ju-Ae

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Recently, the North Korean state media have been releasing groundbreaking photographs where instead of Kim Jong-Un taking the sole spotlight, his daughter Kim Ju-Ae takes the center of the frame ...

2026
| Korea Institute for National Unification
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Reassessing Kim Ju-Ae as Potential Successor: Difference Between Visual Authority and Institutional Succession

[Policy] Reassessing Kim Ju-Ae as Potential Successor: Difference Between Visual Authority and Institutional Succession

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There have been numerous reports from both South Korean and international media that assumes that Kim Ju-Ae is the heir to succeed the Kim dynasty. From joining the 2025 Beijing visit to paying ...

2026
오경섭 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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KREI Research Summaries 2025

[Etc] KREI Research Summaries 2025

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This is a summary of the 2025 research reports.

2026
KREI | Korea Rural Economic Institute
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Analysis of the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea(2): Inter-Korean Policy

[Policy] Analysis of the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea(2): Inter-Korean Policy

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2026
박은주 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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The UAV Incursion Incident and Inter-Korean Dialogue

[Policy] The UAV Incursion Incident and Inter-Korean Dialogue

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North Korea had not been responsive to any overtures for dialogue, but on January 10, its military spokesperson released a statement of condemnation accusing the South Korean government of ...

2026
서보혁 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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The Disability Discourse in North Korean Literature Portraying Persons with Disabilities

[Policy] The Disability Discourse in North Korean Literature Portraying Persons with Disabilities

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In the history of North Korean literature, here are very rare cases of characters with physical disabilities appearing at the forefront to lead the narrative, with the exception of wounded ...

2026
이지순 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Analysis of the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (1): Politics

[Policy] Analysis of the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (1): Politics

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2026
오경섭 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Lee Jae-Myung Administration’s China and Russia Diplomacy: Challenges and Considerations

[Policy] Lee Jae-Myung Administration’s China and Russia Diplomacy: Challenges and Considerations

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Since its inauguration in June, the Lee Jae-Myung administration has pledged “pragmatic diplomacy centered on national interest” as the basis of foreign policy, demonstrating the will to ...

2025
Hwang, Taeyeon | Korea Institute for National Unification
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The Re-Emergence of Trump and Inter-Korean Relations

[Policy] The Re-Emergence of Trump and Inter-Korean Relations

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The second Trump administration’s coercive diplomacy, which combines diplomatic negotiations with military threats, economic sanctions, and political pressure, has significantly impacted ...

2025
Chung, Sung Yoon | Korea Institute for National Unification
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