@article{ART003225965},
author={Ryu, Kee-Hyun},
title={North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2025},
number={158},
pages={225-266}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ryu, Kee-Hyun
TI - North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 158
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 225
EP - 266
SN - 1225-133X
AB - This article explores North Korea’s perception of and response to the discussion of the Korean Question at the United Nations General Assembly from the post-armistice period to the late 1960s, prior to the easing of inter-Korean tensions. It focuses on North Korea’s proposal for an “International Conference of Interested Parties” as an alternative to the UN debate, and examines how it mobilized diplomatic ties with the socialist bloc, including the Soviet Union, and the Non-Aligned Movement to counter the discourse.
While the Soviet Union served as North Korea’s primary voice at the UN, many newly independent non-aligned states supported—or at least did not oppose—Pyongyang’s demand for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. From the mid-1960s, strengthened backing from the Eastern Bloc and the growing influence of the Third World enabled North Korea to adopt a more assertive stance on the Korean Question.
This case reveals North Korea’s role not as a passive opponent of the internationalization of division, but as an active and strategic actor engaging with the global order on its own terms.
KW - United Nations;Cold War;Non-aligned Movement;North Korea-Soviet Union Relations;USFK
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Ryu, Kee-Hyun. (2025). North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s. The Review of Korean History, 158, 225-266.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun. 2025, "North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s", The Review of Korean History, no.158, pp.225-266.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun "North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s" The Review of Korean History 158 pp.225-266 (2025) : 225.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun. North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s. 2025; 158 : 225-266.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun. "North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s" The Review of Korean History no.158(2025) : 225-266.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun. North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s. The Review of Korean History, 158, 225-266.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun. North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s. The Review of Korean History. 2025; 158 225-266.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun. North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s. 2025; 158 : 225-266.
Ryu, Kee-Hyun. "North Korea’s Response to the UN Discussions on the Korean Question, 1950s-1960s" The Review of Korean History no.158(2025) : 225-266.
