North Korea's recent moves have been alarming. We confirmed through the announcement by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) that North Korea had saliently defined the Republic of Korea as a "thoroughly hostile state" in their "Republic Constitution."

In this case, has North Korea formalized hostile bilateral relations because of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration? During the 1970s, when North Korea was mentioning unification, it was economically and militarily superior to the South. However, since the 1980s, the situation between North and South Korea has reversed, and North Korea’s active stance on unification began to shift. Kim Jong-un's definition of inter-Korean relations as a "bilateral relationship" mirrors the judgment that North Korea has already lost the competition and that unification led by Pyongyang, as in the past, is no longer possible.

North Korea seems to be using the recent Pyongyang drone incident as an opportunity to define South Korea as a hostile state while trying to strengthen the military regime centered around Kim Jong-un and solidify internal cohesion. The complete shutdown of railways and roads along the inter-Korean border is an effort to erase the consciousness of........

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