A Study of North Korean Security Behavior in Foreign Policy from the Perspective of James Rosena's Theory of Cohesion

The North Korean nuclear test on October 9, 2006 was one of the most significant developments in East Asia, with significant security implications for the East Asian region and international politics on the eve of the 21st century. This article uses James Rozena's linkage theory in the form of a historical-descriptive method to answer the question of what factors have led North Korea to adopt a security approach to foreign policy? The research findings show that according to James Rosena's linkage theory, a set of internal and environmental factors (personality characteristics of leaders, system, role, government, society) in the process of shaping North Korea's security policy has led the country to move towards self-help policy in the form of nuclear testing. The second question is related to the consequences of North Korea's security policy. The results of the study indicate that North Korea's nuclear policy has had various consequences at the domestic, regional and international levels, the most important of which are: resolving the issue of revival of North Korean political system, increasing the number of Nuclear powers in the international system, increasing the US military presence in the region, weakening the non-proliferation international regime, and ultimately shifting the balance of power in favor of the China-Russia axis.