MiPAL: North Korea

MiPAL: North Korea
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Recently Added Documents
This section contains the ten most-recently added documents to this MiPAL. The most recent updates are in bold type. All recently included items can also be found by subject division below.

[2 May 13] Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Annual Report to Congress
Office of the Secretary of Defense

[25 April 13] A Changing Calculus Towards North Korea in Beijing?
David Mulrooney. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[April 13] North Korea: Taking Account of the View from Pyongyang
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[April 13] The North Korean Threat: More Bark than Bite
Rajaram Panda. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[18 April 13] Department of Defense Press Release: Joint Communique of the 37th ROK-US Military Committee Meeting

[5 April 13] Interview with Siegfried Hecker: North Korea Complicates the Long-Term Picture
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[16 April 13] Red Lines, Deadlines, and Thinking the Unthinkable: India, Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, and China
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[13 April 13] State Department Press Release: Joint Statement Adopted at the United States-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting

[12 April 13] Remarks with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se after their Meeting
John Kerry, Secretary of State

[11 April 13] Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on North Korea's Nuclear Capability

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General Information

[current] U.S. Department of State Country Information for North Korea
[current] CIA World Factbook for North Korea
[current] Korea Maps
From the University of Texas at Austin
[current] Profile of North Korea from the Asia Society
[current] BBC News Resources

North Korea Country Profile
North Korea Timeline

[June 12] North Korea Missile Chronology
Nuclear Threat Initiative

[12 July 07] Library of Congress Portals to the World: North Korea
[18 Oct 06] US-North Korean Relations Timeline: 1853-2006
British American Security Information Council
[Feb 06] North Korea Country Analysis Brief
Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy

[3 Nov 05] North Korea Primer
Virtual Information Center, United States Pacific Command

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U.S. Policy
White House
[12 Feb 13] Statement by the President on North Korean Announcement of Nuclear Test

[12 April 12] Statement by the Press Secretary on North Korea's Missile Launch

[18 Dec 11] Statement by the Press Secretary on Reports of the Death of Kim Jong Il

[18 April 11] Letter from the President - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to North Korea

[18 April 11] Executive Order - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to North Korea

[23 Nov 10] Readout of the President's Call with President Lee of the Republic of Korea

[23 Nov 10] Statement by the Press Secretary on North Korean Shelling of South Korean Island

[11 Nov 10] President Conference with President Obama and President Lee of the Republic of Korea in Seoul

[10 Nov 10] Remarks by the President Honoring Veterans Day in Seoul, South Korea

[30 Aug 10] Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea

[9 July 10] Statement on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the Cheonan

[24 May 10] Statement by the Press Secretary on the Republic of Korea

[5 Aug 09] Statement by the President on the Release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee

[16 June 09] Remarks by President Obama and Preisdent Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea in Joint Press Availability
NOTE: Discusses North Korea's nuclear program and threats to the security of the Korean peninsula

[25 May 09] Statement by the President Regarding North Korea

[25 May 09] Remarks by the President on North Korea

[14 April 09] Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

[13 April 09] Statement by Robert Gibbs on the United Nations' Condemnation of North Korea Launch

[5 April 09] Remarks by President Barack Obama before Meeting with Preisdent Klaus and Prime Minister Topolanek of the Czech Republic

[5 April 09] Statement by the President: North Korea Launch

[5 April 09] United States - European Council Joint Statement on the North Korean Launch

[6 Aug 08] Statement of the ROK-US Summit

[6 Aug 08] President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea

[30 July 08] Interview of the President by Jei Choon Yun, KBS TV, Korea
NOTE: Discussion of North Korea begins approximately halfway down the page

[26 June 08] President Bush Discusses North Korea

[26 June 08] Memorandum for the Secretary of State
NOTE: Certification of Rescission of North Korea's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism

[26 June 08] Proclamation: Termination of the Exercise of Authorities Under the Trading with the Enemy Act with Respect to North Korea

[26 June 08] Executive Order: Continuing Certain Restrictions with Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals

[26 June 08] Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley

[24 April 08] Statement by the Press Secretary
NOTE: Contains reaction to the involvement of North Korea in the creation of a nuclear facility in Syria

[19 April 08] President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea
NOTE: Discusses status of the Six-Party Talks in Q & A

[3 Oct 07] Statement by the President

[3 April 07] Statement on U.S. Delegation to North Korea

[13 Feb 07] Statement by the President on Six Party Talks

[8 Dec 06] Presidential Determination on Sanctions Against North Korea for Detonation of Nuclear Explosive Device
[31 Oct 06] Bush Discusses Sudan with Special Envoy and Makes Remarks on North Korea
[14 Oct 06] President's Remarks on United Nations Security Council Resolution on North Korea
[14 Oct 06] President's Radio Address
[11 Oct 06] Press Conference by the President
[9 Oct 06] President Bush's Statement on North Korea Nuclear Test
[3 Oct 06] Statement on the North Korean Nuclear Test
[16 July 06] President Bush Meets with President Hu of China at the G-8 Summit
[4 July 06] Press Release: Statement on North Korea Missile Launches
[4 July 06] Press Release: Press Briefing on North Korea Missile Launch
[22 June 06] Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley

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Department of Defense
[current] U.S. Forces Korea
[2 May 13] Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Annual Report to Congress
Office of the Secretary of Defense

[18 April 13] Press Release: Joint Communique of the 37th ROK-US Military Committee Meeting

[11 April 13] Statement by Press Secretary George Little on North Korea's Nuclear Capability

[3 April 13] Press Release: Department of Defense Announces Missile Defense Deployment

[3 April 13] Remarks by Secretary Chuck Hagel at the National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.

[18 March 13] Media Availability with Deputy Secretary Carter at the United States Embassy, Seoul, South Korea
Ashton B. Carter, Deputy Secretary of Defense

[15 March 13] DOD News Briefing on Missile Defense from the Pentagon
Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense, James Miller, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and ADM James Winnefeld, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

[31 Jan 13] Press Release: U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea Defense Trilateral Talks Joint Statement

[24 Oct 12] Joint Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Kim Kwan Jin, Minister of National Defense, Republic of Korea, in the Pentagon Briefing Room

[24 Oct 12] Joint Communique: The 44th U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting

[23 Oct 12] The 36th United States-Republic of Korea Military Committee Meeting Joint Communique

[14 June 12] Press Release: Joint Statement of the 2012 United States-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting

[2 June 12] Press Release: Joint Statement of the U.S.-Republic of Korea-and Japan Meeting at Shangri-La

[27 Oct 11] Joint Press Conference with Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Republic of Korea Minister of Defense Kim Kwan-jin in Seoul, Korea

[27 Oct 11] Media Roundtable with Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, and Commander, U.S. Forces Korea Gen. James D. Thurman, Following Discussions with South Korean Counterpart

[14 July 11] Korea Press Roundtable
ADM Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[14 Jan 11] Remarks by Secretary Robert M. Gates at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

[11 Jan 11] Media Roundtable with Secretary Robert M. Gates from Beijing, China

[9 Dec 10] Tokyo Press Availability
ADM Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[8 Dec 10] Seoul Press Availability
ADM Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[22 Nov 10] Media Roundtable with Secretary Gates from Santa Cruz, Bolivia

[8 Oct 10] DOD News Briefing with Secretary Robert M. Gates and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Tae-young

[8 Oct 10] Joint Communiqué: The 42nd U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting

[21 July 10] Joint Statement by Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the DMZ, Panmunjom, Korea
[4 June 10] Remarks by Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Shangri-La Dialogue, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Singapore
[18 June 09] Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen
NOTE: Discussion of North Korea's behavior and regional relations begins in the first half of the transcript
[30 May 09] Keynote Address to Open Asia Security Conference
Remarks by Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, at the "Shangri-La Dialogue" sponsored by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
NOTE: Please see the final section of the transcript for the Secretary's remarks on North Korea
[8 Oct 08] DoD News Briefing with Gen. Walter Sharp, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea, from the Pentagon
[7 Nov 07] The 39th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Jang-soo
[23 Feb 07] Secretary Gates Holds Consultations with ROK Minister of National Defense
[20 Oct 06] The 38th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Republic of South Korea Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang Ung
[5 Oct 06] Questions and Answers with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at an Honor Cordon with Croatian Minister of Defense at the Pentagon
NOTE: Last two-thirds of the session focus on reaction to North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test
[8 July 06] Radio Interview on The Monica Crowley Show
Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
[7 March 06] Statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Gen. Burwell B. Bell, III, Commander, United States Forces Korea

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Department of State
[13 April 13] Press Release: Joint Statement Adopted at the United States-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting

[12 April 13] Remarks with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se after their Meeting
John Kerry, Secretary of State

[11 April 13] Press Release: G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Statement

[2 April 13] Remarks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se after their Meeting
John Kerry, Secretary of State

[8 March 13] State Department Fact Sheet: United States Sanctions Individuals Linked to North Korean Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs

[7 March 13] Fact Sheet: UN Security Council Resolution 2094 on North Korea
U.S. Mission to the United Nations

[7 March 13] Text of Resolution 2094 (2013)
U.S. Mission to the United Nations

[7 March 13] Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[5 March 13] Remarks at a Security Council Stakeout
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[28 Jan 13] Remarks to the Media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[25 Jan 13] Remarks to Reporters at Four Seasons Hotel
Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[23 Jan 13] Fact Sheet: The UN Security Council Responds to North Korea's Launch
U.S. Mission to the United Nations

[22 Jan 13] Remarks at a Security Council Stakeout Following Adoption of Resolution 2087 on North Korea
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[12 Dec 12] Remarks at a Security Council Stakeout Following Consultations on North Korea
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[1 Dec 12] Press Statement: North Korean Announcement of a Launch December 10-22, 2012

[5 Nov 12] UNGA Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Robert R. King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues

[16 Oct 12] Interview with Chosun Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[14 June 12] Remarks at the U.S.-Korea Ministerial Dialogue 2+2 Meetings
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense, Kim Sun-Hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, and Kim Kwan-Jin, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea

[8 June 12] Media Roundtable at the U.S. Embassy
Robert R. King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues

[5 June 12] Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Statement by Robert Wood, Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, before the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting

[2 May 12] Fact Sheet: DPRK (1718) Sanctions Committee Actions in Response to Rocket Launch
U.S. Mission to the United Nations

[2 May 12] Statement on Designations by the DPRK (1718) Sanctions Committee
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[16 April 12] Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[16 April 12] Fact Sheet: UN Security Council Presidential Statement on North Korea Launch
U.S. Mission to the United Nations

[16 April 12] UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[12 April 12] Press Release: G8 Foreign Ministers Statement

[12 April 12] Remarks at the Conclusion of the G8 Ministerial
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, and Victoria Nuland, Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson

[10 April 12] Remarks with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[12 March 12] U.S. Urges HRC to Renew Mandate of Special Rapporteur on North Korea
Statement by Robert R. King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, at the Interactive Dialogue with Mr. Marzuki Darusman, the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in North Korea

[9 March 12] Remarks with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[29 Feb 12] Background Briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Senior Administration Official

[29 Feb 12] Press Statement: U.S. - DPRK Bilateral Discussions

[26 Feb 12] Remarks to the Media with Asia Bureau Director General Shinsuke Sugiyama
Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[25 Feb 12] Remarks to the Press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea Special Representative

[22 Feb 12] Remarks Upon Arrival in Beijing
Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[19 Dec 11] The Passing of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[15 Dec 11] Remarks by Special Representative Davies in Beijing, China
Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[8 Dec 11] Remarks to the Press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Remarks by Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, and Lim Sung Nam, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs

[17 Nov 11] U.S. Statement on North Korea
U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna

[19 Oct 11] Background Briefing: Senior State Department Official on North Korea

[14 Sep 11] Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Statement by Glyn Davies, U.S. Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Office in Vienna, to the IAEA Board of Governors

[29 July 11] Press Release: Conclusion of Meetings with The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

[28 July 11] Press Release: Meetings with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

[24 July 11] Visit of North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kae-gwan to New York
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[22 July 11] Background Briefing on North and South Korea, China

[24 June 11] Remarks with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 March 11] U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
Statement by Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[1 March 11] Breaking the Cycle of North Korean Provocations
Statement by Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korean Policy, before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[26 Jan 11] Remarks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State

[19 Dec 10] Remarks at a Security Council Meeting on the Situation on the Korean Peninsula
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[6 Dec 10] Remarks with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 Dec 10] Press Release: Trilateral Statement Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States

[2-3 Dec 10] U.S. Statement to the IAEA: DPRK
Glyn T. Davies, U.S. Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency

[24 Nov 10] Statement on North Korea
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[23 Nov 10] Remarks to the Media in Beijing, China
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[23 Nov 10] Remarks at the Imperial Hotel
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[22 Nov 10] Remarks Following Meeting with Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[16 Sep 10] The Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula
Statement by Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, before the Senate Armed Services Committee

[15 Sep 10] Remarks on North Korea
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[14 Sep 10] Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Statement by Glyn Davies, U.S. Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Office in Vienna

[26 Aug 10] Press Statement: Release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes

[4 Aug 10] Press Conference at U.S. Embassy Tokyo
Remarks by Robert J. Einhorn, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, and Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury Department

[2 Aug 10] Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
Remarks by Robert J. Einhorn, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, and Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury Department

[21 July 10] Press Availability with Secretary Gates, Korean Foreign Minister Yu, and Korean Defense Minister Kim
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[21 July 10] Press Release: Joint Statement of ROK-U.S. Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Outbreak of the Korean War

[9 July 10] UN Security Council Statement on the Cheonan Attack
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[17 June 10] Remarks to Journalists in Seoul, Republic of Korea
Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[26 May 10] Press Availability with Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[24 May 10] Secretary Clinton Briefs the Traveling Press on the Republic of Korea
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[21 May 10] Joint Press Availability with Japanese Foreign Minister Okada
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[26 April 10] North Korea Freedom Week
Robert R. King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues

[26 Feb 10] Remarks to the Press Upon Departure from Seoul
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[5 Feb 10] Roundtable with Korean Journalists
Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[16 Dec 09] Briefing on Recent Travel to North Korea
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[14 Dec 09] Press Availability with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Borodavkin
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[10 Dec 09] Press Availability after Meeting at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[14 Oct 09] Press Availability in Beijing, China
Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[8 Sep 09] Report by the Director General on Monitoring and Verification in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Statement by Glyn Davies, U.S. Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency

[8 Sep 09] Press Release: U.S. Department of State Designation of North Korean Nuclear and Missile Entities

[13 Aug 09] Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 on North Korea
Philip S. Goldberg, Coordinator for Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1874

[5 Aug 09] Interview with Andrea Mitchell of NBC
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[26 July 09] Interview with David Gregory of Meet the Press
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[23 July 09] Remarks at the ASEAN Summit
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[16 July 09] Press Statement: 1718 Committee Designations

[16 July 09] Press Statement: Actions Taken by the United Nations Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee to Implement Resolution 1874

[15 July 09] Background Briefing on North Korea
Background Briefing by Two Senior Administration Officials

[8 July 09] Background Briefing on Interagency Delegation Meetings in China and Malaysia
Senior State Department Official

[30 June 09] Press Release: State Designation of North Korean Nuclear Entity

[12 June 09] Explanation of Vote on Security Council Resolution 1874 on North Korea
Rosemary DiCarlo, U.S. Alternative Representative to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs

[12 June 09] Fact Sheet: North Korea Sanctions: Resolution 1718 Versus Resolution 1874

[10 June 09] Remarks on North Korea
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[9 June 09] Remarks at the Korea Society Annual Dinner
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[5 June 09] Remarks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
NOTE: Contains the Secretary of State's remarks on North Korea's imprisonment of two journalists and on sanctions against North Korea

[29 April 09] Press Statement: North Korea Freedom Week

[13 April 09] Remarks on the Presidential Statement Concerning the DPRK
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[11 April 09] Statement on the Situation in DPRK
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[5 April 09] Remarks on the DPRK
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[3 April 09] U.S. Policy Regarding North Korea
Foreign Press Center briefing by Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[11 March 09] Remarks after Her Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
NOTE: Discussion of North Korea begins in the final third of the transcript

[6 March 09] Remarks to the Media in Tokyo
Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[26 Feb 09] Ambassador Bosworth to Lead Efforts on U.S. Engagement with North Korea
Remarks by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, and Stephen Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy

[17 Feb 09] North Korea: Engaging in More Bilaterals and the Six-Party Talks
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[17 Jan 09] Final Report of Jay Lefkowitz, U.S. Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea

[6 Jan 09] Taken Question: Status of Food Aid Deliveries to North Korea

[23 Dec 08] Let's Confront North Korea on Human Rights
Op-Ed by Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea

[11 Oct 08] On the Record Briefing on North Korea
Sung Kim, Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks, Sean McCormack, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Paula DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, and Patricia McNerney, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation

[11 Oct 08] Press Statement: U.S.-DPRK Agreement on Denuclearization Verification Measures

[11 Oct 08] Fact Sheet: U.S.-North Korea Understandings on Verification

[11 Oct 08] Fact Sheet: Existing Sanctions and Reporting Provisions Related to North Korea

[26 Sep 08] Practical Steps to Advance North Korean Human Rights
Remarks by Christian Whiton, Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, at the Seoul Press Center

[22 Sep 08] On-the-Record Briefing on Secretary Rice's Meeting with the South Korean Foreign Minister
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[31 July 08] North Korean Six-Party Talks and Implementation Activities
Statement by Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, before the Senate Armed Services Committee

[25 July 08] Press Availability after Talks with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[23 July 08] Remarks after Six-Party Informal Ministerial
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[1 July 08] Update on the Six-Party Talks
Remarks by Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

[27 June 08] Remarks at the G-8 Ministers Press Conference
Remarks by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Miliband

[26 June 08] Remarks to the Travelling Press on the North Korean Declaration
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[26 June 08] Diplomacy is Working on North Korea
Op-Ed by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[26 June 08] Fact Sheet: North Korea: Presidential Action on State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA)

[20 June 08] Evening Walk-Through Remarks at Six-Party Talks
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
NOTE: Discusses China-North Korea relations

[18 June 08] U.S. Policy Toward Asia
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[4 June 08] Report by the Director General on Monitoring and Verification in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Statement by Gregory L. Schulte, U.S. Permanent Representative to United Nations Office in Vienna

[30 May 08] Press Availability with Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akesey Borodavkin
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[28 May 08] Evening Walk-Through Remarks at Six-Party Talks
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
NOTE: Discusses Japan-North Korea relations

[16 May 08] USAID Press Release: Resumption of U.S. Food Assistance to the North Korean People
U.S. Agency for International Development

[13 May 08] Briefing on the Latest Developments in the Six-Party Talks
Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs

[10 May 08] Fact Sheet: Update on the Six-Party Talks

[8 May 08] North Korea and Iran: An Administrative Perspective
Remarks by Patricia McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation, at the National Defense University Symposium

[5 May 08] Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty's Most Serious Test
Remarks by Dr. Christopher A. Ford, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

[5 May 08] Why North Koreans Need Us
Op-Ed by Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea

[30 April 08] State Sponsors of Terrorism Overview
U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2007

[17 April 08] On-the-Record Briefing by Secretary Rice
NOTE: Contains updates on the Six-Party talks and the denuclearization of North Korea throughout

[3 March 08] A Struggle for Survival: Trafficking of North Korean Women
Remarks by Mark P. Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[6 Feb 08] Status of the Six-Party Talks for the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[17 Jan 08] North Korean Human Rights and U.S. National Security
Remarks by Jay Lefkowitz, U.S. Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, to the American Enterprise Institute

[30 Dec 07] Press Statement: North Korea Declaration

[29 Nov 07] Remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[12 Nov 07] North Korean Human Rights Situation
Remarks by Christian Whiton, Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, to the Hong Kong University Center for Comparative & Public Law

[6 Nov 07] Promoting North Korean Human Rights: What the Free World Can Do
Remarks by Christian Whiton, Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, to the Transatlantic Institute

[3 Nov 07] Press Conference at Japan National Press Club
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[25 Oct 07] The Six Party Process: Progress and Perils in North Korea's Denuclearization
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[3 Oct 07] Interview on the Charlie Rose Show
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[3 Oct 07] On-the-Record Briefing with Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party Talks Christopher R. Hill
[3 Oct 07] Six-Party Talks: Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement
[18 Sep 07] North Korean Human Rights Situation
Remarks by Christian Whiton, Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, to the Bangkok International Conference on the North Korean Human Rights Situation
[14 Sep 07] On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party Talks Christopher R. Hill on Six-Party Talks Update
[7 Sep 07] Press Stakeout at APEC
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[2 Sep 07] Press Conference at the U.S.-DPRK Bilateral Working Group Meeting
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[29 Aug 07] On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party Talks Christopher R. Hill

[23 July 07] Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Six-Party Talks Christopher R. Hill on Six-Party Talks Held in Beijing
[20 July 07] Press Communique of the Six-Party Talks

[14 July 07] Press Statement: North Korea - Shutdown of Yongbyon Facilities
[14 July 07] Press Availability in Japan
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[25 June 07] Briefing on Recent Travel to the Region and the Six-Party Talks
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[18 June 07] Remarks to the Media on Six-Party Talks
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[30 May 07] Evening Walkthrough with Reporters at Six-Party Talks
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[19 April 07] North Korean Human Rights after the Six-Party Talks
Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
[14 April 07] Press Statement: North Korea's 60-Day Assessment
[14 April 07] On-Background Conference Call on North Korea's 60-Day Assessment
Remarks by a senior State Department official
[19 March 07] Morning Walkthrough and Joint Remarks at Six-Party Talks
Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
[6 March 07] Readout on North Korea Six-Party talks and U.S.-DPRK Working Group Meetings in New York
Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[1 March 07] Human Rights Situation in North Korea
Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
[28 Feb 07] North Korea and the Current Status of the Six-Party Agreement
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[22 Feb 07] Update on the Six-Party Talks
Remarks by Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, at the Brookings Institution
[13 Feb 07] Interview on CNN's American Morning
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[13 Feb 07] Media Note: North Korea-Denuclearization Action Plan
[13 Feb 07] Briefing on the Agreement Reached at the Six-Party Talks in Beijing
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[13 Feb 07] Fact Sheet: Initial Actions to Implement Six-Party Joint Statement
[1 Feb 07] Briefing on Upcoming Trip to the Region and the Six-Party Talks in Beijing
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

[24 Jan 07] Human Rights Perspective on North Korea
Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
[17 Jan 07] Briefing in Berlin, Germany
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[10 Jan 07] For a Few Dollars More
Op-Ed by Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea

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Other Policy Sources and U.S. Congress
[11 April 13] Breaking the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nexus
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

[11 March 13] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Treasury Sanctions Bank and Official Linked to North Korean Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs

[7 March 13] U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[5 March 13] North Korea's Criminal Activities: Financing the Regime
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

[11 Dec 12] China's Impact on Korean Peninsula Unification and Questions for the Senate
Minority Staff Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[19 Sep 12] North Korea: Ongoing Human Rights Violations in an Era of Change
Hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. Congress

[18 April 12] North Korea after Kim Jong-il: Still Dangerous and Erratic
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

Frederick Fleitz

Michael J. Green

Scott A. Snyder

Patrick M. Cronin

[20 Sep 11] Human Rights in North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Suzanne Scholte

Young Soon Kim

Hye Sook Kim

Greg Scarlatoiu

[2 June 11] Religious Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights in Asia: Status of Implementation of the Tibetan Policy Act, Block Burmese JADE Act, and North Korean Human Rights Act
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

Robert R. King

Daniel B. Baer

Joseph Yun

Richard Gere

Chuck Downs

Aung Din

Sophie Richardson

[10 March 11] North Korea's Sea of Fire: Bullying, Brinkmanship and Blackmail
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Subcommittee Chairman

Howard L. Berman, Ranking Member

Robert Carlin

Bruce Klingner

Victor D. Cha

William J. Newcomb

[1 March 11] Breaking the Cycle of North Korean Provocations
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[23 Sep 10] Escaping North Korea – The Plight of Defectors
Hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. Congress

[16 Sep 10] The Current Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services

[30 Aug 10] Remarks on New Executive Order on North Korea
Stuart Levey, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

[30 Aug 10] Department of the Treasury Fact Sheet: New Executive Order Targeting Proliferation and Other Illicit Activities Related to North Korea

[30 Aug 10] Department of the Treasury Press Release: United States Designates North Korean Entities and Individuals for Activities Related to North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction Program

[23 Oct 09] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Treasury Designates North Korean Bank and Banking Official as Proliferators of Weapons of Mass Destruction

[17 June 09] North Korea's Nuclear and Missle Tests and the Six-Party Talks: Where Do We Go From Here?
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade

Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment

Donald A. Manzullo

Selig S. Harrison

Thomas Hubbard

Scott Snyder

Richard C. Bush III

[11 June 09] North Korea: Back at the Brink?
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[30 April 09] North Korean Human Rights: Recommendations for the Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress
Remarks by Congressman Ed Royce at the Heritage Foundation

[12 Feb 09] Smart Power: Remaking U.S. Foreign Policy in North Korea
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment
[23 Oct 08] North Korea and its Nuclear Program - A Reality Check
Staff report for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[31 July 08] North Korean Six-Party Talks and Implementation Activities
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services
[24 April 08] Background Briefing with Senior U.S. Officials on Syria's Covert Nuclear Reactor and North Korea's Involvement
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
[10 April 07] Statement on North Korean-Related Funds Frozen at Banco Delta Asia
Treasury Department Press Release
[19 March 07] Disposition of DPRK-Related Funds Frozen at Banco Delta Asia
Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
[14 March 07] Treasury Finalizes Rule Against Banco Delta Asia
Stuart Levey, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
[12 March 07] Gangster Regime: How North Korea Counterfeits United States Currency
Report from the Staff of Congressman Ed Royce (CA-40)
[1 March 07] North Korean Human Rights: An Update
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

[28 Feb 07] North Korea: The February 13th Agreement
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

[18 Jan 07] North Korea
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

[29 Nov 06] Statement by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gutierrez on Luxury Goods Ban to North Korea
[15 Nov 06] North Korea's Nuclear Test: Next Steps
Hearing before the House Committee on International Relations

[16 Oct 06] Statement by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the North Korea Nuclear Test
[14 Sep 06] China's Proliferation to North Korea and Iran, and its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Situations in Both Nations
Hearing before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
[20 July 06] North Korea: U.S. Policy Options
Hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
[25 April 06] North Korea: Illicit Activity Funding the Regime
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security

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Cheonan Incident

[April/May 11] Cheonan and Yeonpyeong: The Northeast Asian Response to North Korea's Provocations
Scott Snyder and See-Won Byun. Royal United Services Institute
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[Sep 10] Joint Investigation Report On the Attack Against ROK Ship Cheonan
Civilian-Military Joint Investigation Group, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea
NOTE: Full-text made available by Foreign Policy

[20 Aug 10] Letter Dated 23 July 2010 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Addressed to the President of the Security Council
Special report to the Security Council prepared by the United Nations Command on the special investigation of the sinking of the Republic of Korea ship Cheonan
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[Aug 10] Cheonan Choices
Malcolm Cook and Andrew Shearer. Lowy Institute for International Policy
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[28 July 10] Prospects for North Korea-South Korea Relations after the Cheonan Incident
Choi Kang. Real Instituto Elcano

[July 10] Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea's Cheonan Report
Seunghun Lee and J. J. Suh. Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

[27 July 10] Response to "Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea's Cheonan Report"
Republic of Korea Civilian-Military Joint Investigation Group
NOTE: Text made available by the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

[24 June 10] The Korean Peninsula: Ways Forward after Cheonan?
Christopher O'Hara and Niklas Swanström. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[7 June 10] Crisis in the Koreas
Douglas H. Paal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[1 June 10] The Korean Crisis: Going Beyond the Cheonan Incident
Chung Chong Woof. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[31 May 10] Sinking of the Cheonan: Rethinking Littoral Warfare
Ong Weichong. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[27 May 10] All Eyes on China in Wake of Cheonan Sinking
Jesse Karotkin. Jamestown Foundation

[27 May 10] Rock Bottom Sinking of Relations with North Korea
Niklas Swanström. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[25 May 10] The Aftermath of the Cheonan
Victor Cha. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[21 May 10] Responding to the Korean Peninsula Crisis: North Korea Needs to Be Held Accountable for Its Aggression
Winny Chen. Center for American Progress

[17 May 10] Impact of the Cheonan Incident on the Six-Party Talks
Melissa Hanham. Nuclear Threat Initiative

[17 May 10] Lessons from the Cheonan Incident and South Korea's Response
Du-Hyeogn Cha, et al. East Asia Institute

[April 10] On the Issues: Sinking of South Korea's Naval Vessel
John S. Park. United States Institute of Peace

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Human Rights & Refugees

[current] Amnesty International's Online Documentation Archive - North Korea
[current] Human Rights Watch North Korea Page
[March 13] New Satellite Images Show Blurring of Political Prison Camp and Villages in North Korea
Amnesty International

[Jan/Feb 13] North Korea's Overlooked Atrocities
Robert Park. World Affairs

[Dec 12] North Koreans in China in Need of International Protection
Roberta Cohen. Forced Migration Review
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[28 Sep 12] Behind the Iron Curtain: Political Prisoners Surviving Brutal North Korean System Reach Critical Mass
David Hawk. YaleGlobal

[20 July 12] Interview with Shin Dong-hyuk
Foreign Policy Initiative

[19 June 12] North Korean Human Rights: Major Characteristics and Changes
Kim Soo-Am and Lee Kyu-Chang. Korean Institute for National Unification

[24 May 12] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2011

[20 March 12] Human Rights in North Korea: Is It Possible?
Roberta Cohen. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[15 Feb 12] North Korea: The World’s Principal Violator of Responsibility to Protect
Robert Park. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

[29 Nov 11] The People's Safety Enforcement Law (Formerly the Social Safety Enforcement Law) and Stronger Control of North Korean Citizens
Lee Kyu Chang. Korean Institute for National Unification

[16 Nov 11] North Korea's Harsher Surveillance and Punishment of Defectors and Our Response
Lee Kyu Chang. Korean Institute for National Unification

[21 Sep 11] Can't We All Just Get Along? The Politicization of North Korean Human Rights
Andrew Yeo. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[20 Sep 11] Admitting North Korean Refugees to the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities
Roberta Cohen. U.S.–Korea Institute at SAIS

[May 11] Taken! North Korea’s Criminal Abduction of Citizens of Other Countries
Yoshi Yamamoto. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
NOTE: Full-text provided by the Peterson Institute for International Economics

[8 April 11] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2010

[17 Nov 10] U.S. State Department Report on Religious Freedom in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2010

[Fall 10] Legal Grounds for the Protection of North Korean Refugees
Roberta Cohen. Citzens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
NOTE: Full-text provided by the Brookings Institution

[May 10] Pursuing Peace While Advancing Rights: The Untried Approach to North Korea
David Hawk. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[11 March 10] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2009

[Jan 10] North Korea's Abduction of Japanese Citizens: The Centrality of Human Rights Violation
Michimi Muranushi. Research Institute for Peace and Security

[27 Oct 09] After Kim Jong-Il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection in North Korea?
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[26 Oct 09] U.S. State Department Report on Religious Freedom in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2009

[Oct 09] White Paper on North Korean Human Rights - 2009
Database Center for North Korean Human Rights
NOTE: Full-text made available by the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[23 July 09] Raising Human Rights Concerns with N. Korea
Roberta Cohen. Council on Foreign Relations

[May 09] State of the World's Human Rights: North Korea
Amnesty International

[1 April 09] Flood Across the Border: China's Disaster Relief Operations and Potential Response to a North Korean Refugee Crisis
Drew Thompson and Carla Freeman. US-Korea Institute at SAIS and the Nixon Center

[25 Feb 09] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2008

[30 Jan 09] Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees: Recent Legislation and Implementation
Emma Chanlett-Avery. Congressional Research Service

[12 Aug 08] The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
Shizue Morita. Henry L. Stimson Center

[May 08] Annual Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Other Countries on the Commission's CPC List: Republic of Korea, The Democratic People's

[11 March 08] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in North Korea - 2007
[March 08] A Prison Without Bars: Refugee and Defector Testimonies of Severe Violations of Freedom of Religion or Belief in North Korea
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
[March 08] Migration Experiences of North Korean Refugees: Survey Evidence from China
Yoonok Chang, Stephan Haggard, and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics
[26 Sep 07] North Korean Refugees in China and Human Rights Issues: International Response and U.S. Policy Options
Rhoda Margesson, Emma Chanlett-Avery, and Andorra Bruno. Congressional Research Service
[13 March 07] The Forgotten Victims of the North Korean Crisis
Tessa Morris-Suzuki. Nautilus Institute
[6 March 07] U.S. State Department Country Report for Human Rights Practices in North Korea - 2006
[March 07] Public Health and Conflict in North Korea
Sarah Dye. United States Institute of Peace
[20 Feb 07] Saving North Korea's Refugees
Nicholas Eberstadt and Christopher Griffin. American Enterprise Institute
[26 Oct 06] Perilous Journeys: The Plight of North Koreans in China and Beyond
International Crisis Group
[15 Sep 06] U.S. State Department Report on Religious Freedom in North Korea - 2006
[8 March 06] U.S. State Department Country Report on Human Rights Practices in North Korea - 2005

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Nuclear Weapons Program

[current] North Korea Profile
Nuclear Threat Initiative

[5 April 13] Interview with Siegfried Hecker: North Korea Complicates the Long-Term Picture
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[3 April 13] North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
Mary Beth Nikitin. Congressional Research Service

[3 April 13] Satellite Images Show New Construction at North Korea's Plutonium Production Reactor; Rapid Restart?
Nick Hansen and Jeffrey Lewis. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[12 March 13] Update on North Korean Rocket Test Facilities: No Imminent Launches, But...
Nick Hansen. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[8 March 13] The Six-Party Talks on North Korea's Nuclear Program
Jayshree Bajoria. Council on Foreign Relations

[26 Feb 13] A Broader Reading of Seismic Waves from North Korea
Jeffrey Park. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[14 Feb 13] New Developments at the Tonghae Rocket Test Site
Nick Hansen. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[14 Feb 13] Focus on Nonproliferation - Not Disarmament - in North Korea
James M. Acton. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[14 Feb 13] North Korea: No Rush to React to Nuke Test
Douglas H. Paal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[13 Feb 13] North Korean Miniaturization
David Albright. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[12 Feb 13] Two Steps Forward and Four Steps Back: The Impact of the North Korean Nuclear Test
Niklas Swanström. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[12 Feb 13] Nuclear Defiance Out of North Korea
James M. Acton. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[12 Feb 13] ISIS Statement on North Korean Nuclear Test
David Albright and Andrea Stricker. Institute for Science and International Security

[3 Feb 13] Monitoring Activity at Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan. Institute for Science and International Security

[1 Feb 13] North Korea's Nuclear Needs
Victor D. Cha. Council on Foreign Relations

[28 Jan 13] North Korea Nuclear Test: Time for U.S. and U.N. to Get Serious on Sanctions
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[25 Jan 13] North Korea's Latest Threat
James M. Acton. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[25 Jan 13] South Korea's Analysis of North Korea's Rocket Debris
David Wright. Union of Concerned Scientists

[27 Dec 12] Preparations for a Possible Third Nuclear Test Continue; Complications from Water Buildup?
Jack Liu, Nick Hansen, and Jeffrey Lewis. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Winter 12] Deterring North Korea from Using WMD in Future Conflicts and Crises
Bruce W. Bennett. Strategic Studies Quarterly

[24 Oct 12] Challenges Posed by North Korea's Weapon-Grade Uranium and Weapon-Grade Plutonium: Current and Projected Stocks
David Albright. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[24 Sep 12] Construction Halted at New North Korean Missile Launch Pad; Old Site Refurbished in Preparation for Future Launches
Nick Hansen. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[30 Aug 12] Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
International Atomic Energy Agency
NOTE: Full-text provided by the Institute for Science and International Security

[21 Aug 12] The Sharp Downside of Success: How a Third North Korean Nuclear Test Could Change the Strategic Dynamic in Northeast Asia
Hayley Channer and Rod Lyon. Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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[16 Aug 12] North Korea's Estimated Stocks of Plutonium and Weapon-Grade Uranium
David Albright and Christina Walrond. Institute for Science and International Security

[14 Aug 12] Update on North Korean Light Water Reactor Construction Project
David Albright and Robert Avagyan. Institute for Science and International Security

[6 Aug 12] Contemplating a Third Nuclear Test in North Korea
Frank V. Pabian and Siegfried S. Hecker. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[Aug 12] North Korea's Nuclear Program
Derek Bolton. American Security Project

[21 June 12] National Conversation; Should the United States Change, Contain, or Engage Nuclear "Outliers" Iran and North Korea?
Transcript of a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars event

[14 June 12] Report of the Panel of Experts Established Pursuant to Resolution 1874 (2009)
United Nations Security Council

[June 12] North Korea Missile Chronology
Nuclear Threat Initiative

[June 12] Sanctions and Nonproliferation in North Korea and Iran: A Comparative Analysis
Daniel Wertz and Ali Vaez. Federation of American Scientists

[22 May 12] New Launch Facilities Under Construction at Musudan-ri, Possible Iranian Connection
U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[16 May 12] North Korea Resumes Construction of Light Water Reactor: Completion of Buildings May Be Near
U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[7 May 12] North Korea’s “Nuke – and – Missile Politics” Heading for Collapse, or a Transition Opportunity?
Cho Min. Korea Institute for National Unification

[28 April 12] North Korean Nuclear Test Preparations: An Update
U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[10 April 12] North Korea's Latest Threat
James M. Acton. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[10 April 12] Satellite Imagery of North Korean Nuclear Test Site Shows Growth in Pile of Material Near Test Shaft; Unclear if Nuclear Test Will Follow
Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[25 March 12] North Korea and the Nuclear Security Summit: Absent but Very Much Present
Jonathan D. Pollack. Brookings Institution

[6 March 12] The DPRK, the Nuclear Issue and the International Community: What Went Wrong, Why, and What Can be Done in the Future
Colin McAskill. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

[5 March 12] Light Water Reactor Construction Progressing at Yongbyon Nuclear Site
Institute for Science and International Security

[29 Feb 12] North Korean Nuclear Freeze: A Positive but Limited Development
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[6 Jan 12] North Korea from 30,000 Feet
Niko Milonopoulos, Siegfried S. Hecker, and Robert Carlin. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[14 Nov 11] North Korea Makes Significant Progress in Building New Experimental Light Water Reactor (ELWR)
U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS and DigitalGlobe's Analysis Center

[2 Sep 11] Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
International Atomic Energy Agency
NOTE: Full-text provided by the Institute for Science and International Security

[Sep 11] Denuclearizing North Korea: Exploring Multilateral Approaches to Risk Reduction and Peace Regime Building
Weston S. Konishi. Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

[July 11] Identity Prevails in the End: North Korea’s Nuclear Threat and South Korea’s Response in 2006
Sungbae Kim. East Asia Institute

[22 June 11] North Korea’s Nuclear Enrichment: Capabilities and Consequences
Olli Heinonen. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[17 June 11] No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons and International Security
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[10 June 11] Additional Construction Activity at Yongbyon Nuclear Site
Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[June 11] Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Korea: A Temporary or Perennial Debate?
Duyeon Kim. Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

[June 11] The North Korean Nuclear Issue and the United Nations
Doug J. Kim. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

[12 May 11] Using the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit to Denuclearize the DPRK: A Dialogue on Radiological Source Security
Kenneth N. Luongo. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[28 April 11] Negotiating with North Korea on Its Nuclear Program
Robert Gard. Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

[27 April 11] New Satellite Image of Construction at North Korea Nuclear Site
Institute for Science and International Security

[25 April 11] Talks Set to Start with North Korea
Douglas H. Paal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[18 April 11] Why the 1992 Joint Declaration on Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula Still Matters
Jeffrey Lewis. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[April 11] Challenges of North Korean Nuclear Negotiation
Christopher A. Ford. Hudson Institute

[6 March 11] A Solution in Sanctions: Curbing Nuclear Proliferation in North Korea
Masahiko Asada. Harvard International Review

[17 Feb 11] Small LWR Development and Denuclearization
David von Hippel, Scott Bruce and Peter Hayes. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Feb 11] The U.S. Policy of Extended Deterrence in East Asia: History, Current Views, and Implications
Richard C. Bush. Brookings Institution

[20 Jan 11] Disabling North Korea's Uranium Enrichment Program
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[7 Jan 11] The Case for Comprehensive Missile Defense in Asia
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[Jan 11] Towards a Solution for the North Korean Nuclear Issue: ISDP-KIDA Joint Project on North Korean WMDs
Sangsoo Lee, ed. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[20 Dec 10] Redefining Denuclearization in North Korea
Siegfried S. Hecker. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[14 Dec 10] North Korea-Iran Nuclear Cooperation
Jeffrey Lewis. Council on Foreign Relations

[9 Dec 10] Update on North Korea's Nuclear Program and Security Situation Around the Peninsula
Taek Jin Han. British American Security Information Council

[Dec 10] North Korea's Nuclear Question: Sense of Vulnerability, Defensive Motivation, and Peaceful Solution
Kwang Ho Chun. Strategic Studies Institute

[30 Nov 10] Giving North Korea the Bomb
Jennifer Lind and Daryl Press. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[24 Nov 10] North Korea's 2009 Nuclear Test: Containment, Monitoring, Implications
Jonathan Medalia. Congressional Research Service

[24 Nov 10] North Korea Pressures U.S. Through Provocations
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[23 Nov 10] Don't Rush Back to the Six-Party Talks: A Call for Vigilant Disregard
Ho-Jin Lee. Brookings Institution

[23 Nov 10] Understanding and Confronting North Korea
Michael E. O'Hanlon. Brookings Institution

[21 Nov 10] Satellite Image Shows Building Containing Centrifuges in North Korea
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[20 Nov 10] A Return Trip to North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex
Siegfried S. Hecker. Center for International Security and Cooperation

[18 Nov 10] New Satellite Imagery of Yongbyon Shows Construction Progress on Experimental Light Water Reactor
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[2 Nov 10] Missiles, Maneuvers and Mysteries: Review of Recent Developments in North Korea
Catherine Boye and Melissa Hanham with Seungho Lee. Center for Nonproliferation Studies

[14 Oct 10] North Korea’s Nuclear Exports: On What Terms?
Joshua Pollack. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[8 Oct 10] Taking Stock: North Korea's Uranium Enrichment Program
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[30 Sep 10] What is North Korea Building in the Area of the Destroyed Cooling Tower? It Bears Watching
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[Sep 10] Redefining Success: Applying Lessons in Nuclear Diplomacy from North Korea to Iran
Ferial Ara Saeed. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Sep 10] Taking Control: Stopping North Korean WMD-Related Procurement
Stephanie Lieggi, Robert Shaw and Masako Toki. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[Sep 10] North Korea, Libya, and Iran: Economic Sanctions and Nuclear Proliferation
Randall Newnham. Korea Economic Institute

[Sep 10] The Challenge of a Nuclear North Korea: Dark Clouds, Only One Silver Lining
Richard C. Bush. Brookings Institution

[Aug 10] Analyzing North Korea's Decision-Making Process on its Nuclear Weapons Program with the Rational Choice and Cognitive Choice Models
Ki-Tae Park. RAND Corporation

[29 July 10] North Korea and the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
Mark J. Valencia. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[June 10] Uncertainties in the North Korean Nuclear Threat
Bruce W. Bennett. RAND Corporation

[June 10] Northeast Asian Approaches to North Korea's Nuclearization
Etel Solingen. East Asia Institute

[May 10] "Democratic Inconsistency" in the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Hyung-Min Joo. East Asia Institute

[28 April 10] North Korea and Syria: A Warning in the Desert
Gregory L. Schulte. YaleGlobal

[April 10] Thoughts on an "Initiative Strategy" for the Comprehensive Management of North Korea
Gen (Ret.) Lee Sanghee, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Republic of Korea. Brookings Institution

[17 March 10] The Six-Party Talks: Outlining a True Restart
John W. Lewis and Robert Carlin. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[11 March 10] New North Korean Missile Unit Reflects Growing Missile Threat
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[Spring 10] North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development: Implications for Future Policy
Jonathan D. Pollack. French Institute of International Relations

[Feb 10] Four Scenarios for a Nuclear North Korea
Joel S. Wit. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Feb 10] Challenges of Non-Proliferation in Northeast Asia and Possible Solutions
Lu Yin. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[5 Jan 10] North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
Larry A. Niksch. Congressional Research Service

[5 Jan 10] The Path Not Taken, the Way Still Open: Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia
Peter Hayes and Michael Hamel-Green. Nautilus Insitute for Security and Sustainable Development

[17 Dec 09] Extended Nuclear Deterrence: Global Abolition and Korea
Peter Hayes. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[11 Dec 09] Hope of North Korea's Return to the Six Party Talks
Evans J. R. Revere. Council on Foreign Relations

[Dec 09] North Korea's Nuclear Test Explosion, 2009
Vitaly Fedchenko. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

[Dec 09] U.S. to Send Special Envoy to Pyongyang
Peter Crail. Arms Control Association

[Nov 09] North Korea: Challenges, Interests, and Policy
James J. Przystup. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Nov 09] Hard Lessons: Navigating Negotiations with the DPRK
Abraham M. Denmark, Zachary M. Hosford, and Michael J. Zubrow. Center for a New American Security

[26 Oct 09] Wariness on Bilateral Process with North Korea
Michael J. Green. Council on Foreign Relations

[Oct 09] A Proposal for a "Bosworth Process" with North Korea: Denuclearization and Beyond
Sun-won Park. Brookings Institution

[Oct 09] Cooperative Denuclearization toward North Korea
Dingli Shen. Washington Quarterly

[4 Sep 09] North Korea's Nuclear Statements to the United Nations
Victor Cha. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Sep 09] Wicked Weapons: North Asia's Nuclear Tangle
Rory Medcalf. Lowy Institute for International Policy
NOTE: Follow the instructions on the screen to access the full-text

[July/Aug 09] Ending North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions: The Need for Stronger Chinese Action
Hui Zhang. Arms Control Today

[23 July 09] Is North Korea's Reprocessing Facility Operating?
Hui Zhang. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[7 July 09] The North Korean Nuclear Test: The Russian Reaction
Anton Khlopkov. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[July 09] Verifying North Korea's Nuclear Programme: Technical Options and Policy Choices
James M. Acton. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[25 June 09] North Korea's Nuclear Test and its Aftermath: Coping with the Fallout
Nuclear Threat Initiative

[18 June 09] North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Programs
International Crisis Group

[18 June 09] North Korea: Getting Back to Talks
International Crisis Group

[9 June 09] North Korea's Weapons Tests: What's Next?
Transcript of a Center for National Policy event

[3 June 09] Ramifications of the North Korean Nuclear Test
Emily B. Landau and Ephraim Asculai. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[2 June 09] The North Korean Nuclear Test: The Chinese Reaction
Hui Zhang. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[27 May 09] The North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[27 May 09] North Korea's Nuclear Paradox
Linbo Jin. Brookings Institution

[27 May 09] Commercial Satellite Imagery of Yongbyon Nuclear Site from May 26, 2009
Institute for Science and International Security

[26 May 09] North Korea's Nuclear Defiance
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[25 May 09] A Nuclear Test for the Obama Administration
Sheila A. Smith. Council on Foreign Relations

[25 May 09] North Korea, Kaeson and Reunification
Ingolf Kiesow. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[12 May 09] The Risks of North Korea's Nuclear Restart
Siegfried S. Hecker. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[May 09] Unblocking the Road to Zero: North Korea and Iran
Barry Blechman, ed. Henry L. Stimson Center

[May 09] Tipping Point for the Six-Party Talks?
Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 09] U.S.-DPRK Nuclear Negotiations: A Survey of the Policy Literature
Lindsey Ford, Zachary Hosford, and Michael Zubrow. Center for a New American Security

[10 Feb 09] The Promise of the Six-Party Process
Wade Huntley. Foreign Policy in Focus

[Feb 09] DPRK Claims to Have "Weaponized" Nuclear Deterrent as Six-Party Talks Stall
Daniel A. Pinkston. WMD Insights

[Jan/Feb 09] Dealing with North Korea: "Diplomatic Warfare" Ahead
Joel S. Wit. Arms Control Today

[Winter 09] The Evolution of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Implications for Iran
Chung Min Lee. French Institute of International Relations

[09] The Six-Party Talks and New Opportunities to Strengthen Regional Nonproliferation and Disaramament Efforts
Matthew Martin. Stanley Foundation

[Nov 08] Ending the North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Six Parties, Six Perspectives
Koen De Ceuster and Jan Melissen, eds. Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael'

[31 Oct 08] North Korea Nuclear Verification: Has the U.S. Blinked?
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[21 Oct 08] The Race to De-Nuclearize North Korea
Scott Bruce. Foreign Policy in Focus

[14 Oct 08] Latest U.S.-N. Korea Deal is a 'Very Modest Step' Forward
Gary Samore. Council on Foreign Relations

[Sep 08] Nuclear Blackmail: Will North Korea Ever End its Nuclear Program?
Sico van der Meer. Strategic Insights

[Aug 08] Six-Party Talks Move Towards North Korea's Denuclearization
Richard Weitz. WMD Insights

[16 July 08] North Korean Denuclearization Requires Rigorous Verification System
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[10 July 08] North Korea's Nuclear Moves
John Park. United States Institute of Peace

[1 July 08] Update on the Six-Party Talks
Remarks by Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

[26 June 08] North Korea: Teleconference with Carnegie Experts
George Perkovich, Sharon Squassoni, and Douglas Paal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[26 June 08] Nuclear Agreement with North Korea is 'A Useful First Step'
Gary Samore. Council on Foreign Relations

[26 June 08] The Nuclear Agreement with North Korea
Victor D. Cha. Pacific Council on International Policy

[26 June 08] Limited Progress on North Korean Denuclearization: Critical Questions Lie Ahead
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[Summer 08] Can Sanctions Stop Proliferation?
Dingli Shen. Washington Quarterly

[Summer 08] North Korea: The Beginning of a China-U.S. Partnership?
Bonnie S. Glaser and Wang Lian. Washington Quarterly

[May/June 08] Denuclearizing North Korea
Siegfried S. Hecker. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[29 May 08] Status of the North Korean Party Talks
Transcript of a Center for Strategic and International Studies/Bob Schieffer School of Journalism event

[15 May 08] The North Korea Challenge
John R. Bolton and Danielle Pletka. American Enterprise Institute

[13 May 08] Policy Option for the North Korea's Nuclear Program
Transcript of a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event

[9 May 08] North Korea and the Chimera in the Syrian Desert
Gavan McCormack. YaleGlobal

[May 08] U.S. Shares Information on NK-Syrian Nuclear Ties
Peter Crail. Arms Control Today

[29 April 08] Playing "Whack-a-Mole" with North Korea
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[24 April 08] Syria Update III: New Information about Al Kibar Reactor Site
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security

[23 April 08] More Fluid U.S. Stance of N. Korea Nuclear Weapons
Gary Samore. Council on Foreign Relations

[25 March 08] Ball in North Korea's Court
Remarks by Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to the Atlantic Council of the United States

[11 Feb 08] North Korea Now: Will the Clock be Turned Back?
Georgy Toloraya. Brookings Institution

[25 Jan 08] North Korea May Delay Nuclear Treaty Implementation Until 2009
Gary Samore. Council on Foreign Relations

[10 Jan 08] North Korea's Plutonium Declaration: A Starting Point for an Initial Verification Process
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Jacqueline Shire. Institute for Science and International Security

[Jan 08] US-Korea Relations: North Korea Disables Facilities, But Resists Declaration
Donald G. Gross. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[Dec 07] The February 13 Agreement: A New Dawn for North Korea's Denuclearization?
Sangsoo Lee. Institute for Security and Development Policy
[21 Nov 07] North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments
Mary Beth Dunham Nikitin. Congressional Research Service
[1 Nov 07] The Curious Incident in Northern Syria and Its Potential Proliferation Implications
Remarks by Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association, to the Korean Economic Institute
[Nov 07] North Korea and Iran's Nuclear Programs as Instability Factors in the New System of International Relations
Natalia P. Romashkina. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
[23 Oct 07] Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities
David Albright and Paul Brannan. United States Institute of Peace
[4 Oct 07] North Korea: Worrisome Gaps in Six-Party Talks' Joint Statement
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[Autumn 07] Responses to North Korea's Nuclear Test: Capitulation or Collective Action?
Scott Snyder. Washington Quarterly
[17 Aug 07] Three Hard Truths
John Feffer. Foreign Policy in Focus
[9 July 07] Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors by the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohomamed ElBaradei
NOTE: discusses the verification and monitoring of the shutdown and sealing of the Yongbyon nuclear facility

Monitoring and Verification in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Report by the IAEA Director General, from the Institute for Science and International Security website

[30 April 07] After the North Korea Nuclear Breakthrough: Compliance or Confrontation?
International Crisis Group
[30 April 07] Countering Pyongyang's Next Steps in the Six Party Process
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[16 April 07] First Phase of Nuclear Accord with N. Korea Likely to Proceed
Gary Samore. Council on Foreign Relations
[5 April 07] A Fair Deal with North Korea?
Transcript of an American Enterprise Institute event
[4 April 07] Confronting the North Korean Nuclear Threat
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[April 07] Doubts Rise on North Korea's Uranium-Enrichment Program
Paul Kerr. Arms Control Association
[April 07] Six-Parties Adopt Steps For North Korean Denuclearization But Uranium Enrichment Controversy Looms As Major Obstacle
Daniel A. Pinkston and Leonard S. Spector. Center for Nonproliferation Studies
[27 March 07] What Price Denuclearization?
Bruce Klingner. Nautilus Institute
[19 March 07] Phased International Cooperation with North Korea's Civil Nuclear Program
David Albright. Institute for Science and International Security
[6 March 07] Nuclear Test Spurred Negotiations
Don Oberdorfer. Council on Foreign Relations
[5 March 07] North Korea Climbdown
John R. Bolton. American Enterprise Institute
[March 07] Dangerous Dealings: North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities and the Threat of Export to Iran
Siegfried S. Hecker and William Liou. Arms Control Association
[23 Feb 07] North Korea's Alleged Large-Scale Enrichment Plant: Yet Another Questionable Extrapolation Based on Aluminum Tubes
David Albright. Institute for Science and International Security
[20 Feb 07] The North Korean Plutonium Stock, February 2007
David Albright and Paul Brannan. Institute for Science and International Security
[19 Feb 07] Transcript of the Director General's Interview on Iran and DPRK with Daniel Dombey of the Financial Times
International Atomic Energy Agency
[14 Feb 07] North Korean Nuclear Agreement Annotated
John Feffer. Foreign Policy in Focus
[13 Feb 07] North Korea Nuclear and Missile Issues: What's the Solution?
Kim R. Holmes. Heritage Foundation
[13 Feb 07] North Korea Nuclear Weapons Agreement Falls Short
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[12 Feb 07] Not Too Late to Curb Dear Leader
Dan Blumenthal and Aaron Friedberg. American Enterprise Institute
[8 Feb 07] First Technical Steps for North Korean Denuclearization
Jungmin Kang. Nautilus Institute
[5 Feb 07] A Six-Party Strategy: How the U.S. Can Press North Korea to Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[26 Jan 07] Kim Jong Il's Nuclear Ambitions
Nicholas Eberstadt. American Enterprise Institute
[8 Jan 07] North Korea Likely to Conduct Second Nuclear Test
Daniel Pinkston and Shin Sungtack.Center for Nonproliferation Studies
[Jan 07] North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program to 2015: Three Scenarios
Jonathan D. Pollack. Asia Policy
[Jan 07] North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Implications for the Nuclear Ambitions of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
Christopher W. Hughes. Asia Policy
[Jan 07] The End of the Six-Party Talks?
Stephen Blank. Strategic Insights

TOP
Politics & Government

[3 Jan 13] Kim Jong-un's New Year's Speech: A Kinder, Gentler North Korea?
Evans J. R. Revere. Brookings Institution

[Jan 13] Trends: North Korea
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Milken Institute Review
NOTE: Full-text provided by the Peterson Institute for International Economics

[30 Oct 12] North Korean Economic Reform: New Changes or Old, Empty Promises?
Sangsoo Lee and Stefano Facchinetti. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[22 Oct 12] The 6th Session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly: An Analysis
Chon Hyun-Joon and Park Hyeong-Jung. Korea Institute for National Unification

[25 Sep 12] Opening the Pandora’s Box?: The Introduction of a New Economic Management System in North Korea
Park Hyeong Jung. Korea Institute for National Unification

[11 Sep 12] Will North Korea’s “6.28 Directives” Be a Prelude Toward “Reform and Opening”?
Park Hyeong Jung. Korea Institute for National Unification

[16 Aug 12] Pyongyang’s “July Drama” and the Direction of the Kim Jong-un Regime: Where is North Korea Going?
Cho Min. Korea Institute for National Unification

[26 July 12] Reform Sprouts in North Korea?: Kim Jong Un’s Timid Glasnost May Signal Shift in Emphasis from Military to Economic Development
John Delury. YaleGlobal

[25 July 12] North Korean Succession and the Risks of Instability
International Crisis Group

[23 July 12] North Korea: Moving Toward Chaos or Reform?
Evans J. R. Revere. Brookings Institution

[17 July 12] Power Struggle in Pyongyang
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[27 June 12] Is the Kim Jong-un Regime Ready for Reforms?
Park Hyeong Jung. Korean Institute for National Unification

[27 May 12] An Assessment of the Persistence of the Kim Jong-un Regime: With an Emphasis on a Comparison to the Kim Jong-il Regime
Kim Jin Ha. Korean Institute for National Unification

[8 May 12] Outline of the Kim Jong Un’s Ruling Coalition Advanced in this April
Park Hyeong Jung. Korea Institute for National Unification

[10 April 12] Uncertainties over North Korea's Leadership Transition: Broader Contingency Planning is Essential for Regional Stability
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[April 12] North Korea 2012, Grandson Greets Grandfather: Celebration by Satellite Salute
Alexander Vorontsov. Brookings Institution

[23 Jan 12] Succession and Stability in North Korea
Sheena Greitens. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[5 Jan 12] Time for the Strategy of Coevolution: How South Korea Can Shape the Future of the Kim Jong-un Regime
Young-Sun Ha, et al. East Asia Institute

[3 Jan 12] North Korea's Dynastic Succession
Jon Lunn. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[Winter 12] A North Korean Spring?
Victor D. Cha and Nicholas D. Anderson. Washington Quarterly

[27 Dec 11] Dealing with North Korea's New Leader: Getting it Right
Evans J. R. Revere. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[21 Dec 11] North Korea: Time for Secret Talks with China
Douglas H. Paal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[21 Dec 11] Dealing with North Korea's New Leader: Getting it Right
Evans J. R. Revere. Brookings Institution

[19 Dec 11] Kim Jong-il to Kim Jong-un: North Korea in Transition
Jonathan Pollack. Brookings Institution

[19 Dec 11] The Death of Kim Jong-il
Kongdan Oh. Brookings Institution

[19 Dec 11] North Korea's Uncertain Succession
Scott A. Snyder. Council on Foreign Relations

[19 Dec 11] North Korea After Kim
Jayshree Bajoria. Council on Foreign Relations

[7 Dec 11] The Hereditary Succession and Mass Replacement of Officials from Top to Bottom
Park Hyeong Jung. Korea Institute for National Unification

[Dec 11] North Korea's Leadership Transition: Stability Rather than Chaos
John Swenson-Wright. Chatham House

[Nov 11] Crisis of Succession: Mapping the Paths Into and Out of the Personalist Dictatorship in North Korea
Jin-Ha Kim. East Asia Institute

[17 Oct 11] Prospects for a People's Revolution in North Korea: Is Pyongyang Going to be the Next Tripoli?
Seongho Sheen. East Asia Institute

[Oct 11] North Korea's Third Hereditary Succession: Determining Factors and Hidden Meanings
Lee Seung Yeol. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Sep 11] Korean Futures: Challenges to U.S. Diplomacy of North Korean Regime Collapse
Ferial Ara Aaeed and James J. Przystup. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[23 Aug 11] Economic Performance and Legitimacy in North Korea
Geoffrey K. See and Andray Abrahamian. Harvard International Review

[14 June 11] Lessons in Political Change from North Africa
Jeffrey Robertson. Parliamentary Library, Department of Parliamentary Services, Parliament of Australia

[6 June 11] Is North Korea Immune from Middle Eastern Turmoil?
Ho-Jin Lee. Brookings Institution

[5 Oct 10] Hu Jintao, Deng Xiaoping or Another Mao Zedong? Power Restructuring in North Korea
Ruediger Frank. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[1 Oct 10] North Korea’s Succession Poses New Challenges – Part I
Byong-Chul Lee. YaleGlobal

[Oct 10] North Korea as a Transformer: From a Fortress State to an Amphibious State
Seongji Woo. East Asia Institute

[29 Sep 10] North Korea’s New Collective Leadership
Sue Mi Terry. Council on Foreign Relations

[16 Sep 10] When Dynastic Successions Work: North Korea Takes Cues from the Middle East
Barbara Slavin. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Aug 10] Current State of North Korea and Types of Its Contingencies
Yoo Ho-Yeol. Ilmin International Relations Institute

[Aug 10] Kim Jong-il's Absence and North Korean Contingency: International Cooperation and South Korea's Response
Koh Jae-hong. Ilmin International Relations Institute

[July 10] Keeping Kim: How North Korea's Regime Stays in Power
Daniel L. Byman and Jennifer Lind. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

[Summer 10] Pyongyang's Survival Strategy: Tools of Authoritarian Control in North Korea
Daniel Byman and Jennifer Lind. International Security

[26 May 10] North Korea: Succession Signals
Victor D. Cha. Council on Foreign Relations

[7 April 10] New Leaders, Old Dangers: What North Korean Succession Means for the U.S.
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[April 10] Markets, Bribery, and Regime Stability in North Korea
Byung-Yeon Kim. East Asia Institute

[18 March 10] The Stability of North Korea and a Long-Term Strategy for Transformation
Ruediger Frank. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[March 10] Political Attitudes under Repression: Evidence from North Korean Refugees
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. East-West Center

[Jan 10] Kim Jong-il's Successor Dilemmas
Scott Snyder. Washington Quarterly

[Dec 09] North Korea After Kim Jong Il: Four Scenarios
Sico van der Meer. Strategic Insights

[16 Nov 09] After Kim Jong-il
Mun Suk Ahn. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[Sep 09] Reform from Below: Behavioral and Institutional Change in North Korea
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[Aug 09] State Over Society: Science and Technology Policy in North Korea
Rian Jensen. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[30 July 09] Why is North Korea so Aggressive? Kim Jong-il's Illness and North Korea's Changing Governing Style
Choi Jinwook. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[5 June 09] Kim Jong-il's Successor: Prospects for the Future in North Korea
Victor D. Cha. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[22 April 09] North Korea, Inc.: Gaining Insights into North Korean Regime Stability from Recent Commercial Activities
John S. Park. United States Institute of Peace

[March 09] Leadership and Collaborative Governance Models: Application to Inter-Korean Cooperation Policies
Hyungon Kim, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Republic of Korea. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS
[Jan 09] Preparing for Sudden Change in North Korea
Paul B. Stares and Joel S. Wit. Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Link to the full-text appears above the overview
[15 Sep 08] North Korea's Future
John Park. United States Institute of Peace
[11 Sep 08] Planning for a North Korea Without Kim Jong-il
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[Feb 08] Military-First Politics (Songun): Understanding Kim Jong-Il's North Korea
Han. S. Park. Korea Economic Institute of America
[23 Jan 08] Political Change in North Korea
Jeffrey Robertson. Department of Parliamentary Services, Australia
[April 07] North Korean Foreign Relations in the Post-Cold War
Samuel S. Kim. Strategic Studies Institute
[18 Jan 07] Succession- A Dictator's Dilemma
Bryan Port. Nautilus Institute
[8 June 06] North Korea's Capitalist Experiment
Esther Pan. Council on Foreign Relations
[30 May 06] Creating a Peace Regime in Korea
James E. Goodby. Brookings Institution
[26 May 06] North Korea's Military-First Policy: A Curse or a Blessing?
Alexander V. Vorontsov. Brookings Institution
[20 March 06] Transition from the Bottom-Up: Institutional Change in North Korea
Marcus Noland. Institute for International Economics
[March 06] Kim Jong Il and North Korea: The Leader and the System
Andrew Scobell. Strategic Studies Institute
[Jan 06] The Natural Death of North Korean Stalinism
Andrei Lankov. Asia Policy

TOP
Reunification

[current] Ministry of Unification
Republic of Korea

[Jan 13] Demography of a Reunified Korea
Elizabeth Hervey Stephen. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[14 Aug 12] Dividing the Korean Peninsula: The Rhetoric of the George W. Bush Administration
Sarah Teo. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[Aug 12] Federation: A Comparative Study of European Integration and Korean Reunification
Chol Nam Jong. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Dec 11] Challenges for Korean Unification Planning: Justice, Markets, Health, Refugees, and Civil-Military Transitions
Victor Cha and David Kang. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Nov 11] US-China Relations and Korean Unification
Choi Jinwook, ed. Korean Institute for National Unification

[June 11] Federalism: The Fundamental Way for Korea’s Reunification
So Kwang Yong. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Spring 11] The End Of History: `Neojuche Revivalism' And Korean Unification
Victor D. Cha. Orbis

[Dec 10] Approaching Korean Unification: What We Learn from Other Cases
Victor Cha and David Kang. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Oct 10] Reunification of Korea is a Major Security Issue on the Korean Peninsula: The North Korean Perspective
Ma Tong Hui. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Aug 09] Regional Multilateralism in Asia and the Korean Question
Wonhyuk Lim. Brookings Institution

[25 May 09] North Korea, Kaeson and Reunification
Ingolf Kiesow. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[24 April 09] Whither Korean Unification in the Aftermath of the North Korean Rocket Launch?
Ingolf Kiesow. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[April 09] Post-Unification Korean National Identity
Jee Sun E. Lee. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Jan 09] Trust Building through Institutions: European Lessons for Korean Unifications
Sangmin Bae and Martyn de Bruyn. Korea Economic Institute

[July 08] North Korea-South Korea Relations: Lee Outflanked
Aidan Foster-Carter. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 08] Prospects from Korean Reunification
Colonel David Coghlan. Strategic Studies Institute

[Jan 08] North Korea-South Korea Relations: Sunshine Deepended, Only to Dim?
Aidan-Foster Carter. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[17 Dec 07] North Korean Trade Potential
David C. Kang. Council on Foreign Relations

[4 Dec 07] The 2007 Inter-Korean Summit and Its Implications for Northeast Asia
Su-hoon Lee and Dean J. Ouellette. Nautilus Institute

[6 Nov 07] Summit Success?
Aidan Foster-Carter. Nautilus Institute
[July 07] North Korea-South Korea Relations: On Track?
Aidan Foster-Carter. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[2 Nov 06] Time to End the Korean War: The Korean Nuclear Crisis in the Era of Unification
Sheila Miyoshi Jager. Nautilus Institute

TOP
Terrorism

[29 June 10] North Korea: Back on the Terrorism List?
Mark E. Manyin. Congressional Research Service
[22 June 04] U.S. State Department Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003

Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism
Overview of East Asia

[5 March 04] North Korea on the Terrorism List
Congressional Research Service memorandum

TOP
Research & Analysis

[25 April 13] A Changing Calculus Towards North Korea in Beijing?
David Mulrooney. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[16 April 13] Red Lines, Deadlines, and Thinking the Unthinkable: India, Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, and China
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[11 April 13] The U.S. Should Support New South Korean President's Approach to North Korea
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[9 April 13] What Military Threat Does North Korea Pose?
Patricia Lewis. Chatham House

[9 April 13] North Korea: How to Respond?
John Swenson-Wright. Chatham House

[8 April 13] North Korean Threats: What Washington Should Do
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[4 April 13] North Korea and the War of Words
Rudy deLeon and Luke Herman. Center for American Progress

[1 April 13] North Korea Tests International Resolve
John Swenson-Wright. Chatham House

[1 April 13] North Korea's Rhetorical Flurry
Scott A. Snyder. Council on Foreign Relations

[April 13] North Korea: Taking Account of the View from Pyongyang
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[April 13] The North Korean Threat: More Bark than Bite
Rajaram Panda. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[April 13] Balancing Chinese Interests on North Korea and Iran
Lora Saalman. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[28 March 13] Increasing Risk of North Korean Tactical Attack on South Korea: What U.S. Needs to Do
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[27 March 13] The Korean Peninsula in Flames?
Niklas Swanström. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[15 March 13] Is Enough Finally Enough for China and North Korea?
A. Greer Meisels. Jamestown Foundation

[13 March 13] The Korean Peninsula: Flirting with Conflict
International Crisis Group

[March 13] Understanding North Korea
Kongdon Oh. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[21 Feb 13] The China-North Korea Relationship
Jayshree Bajoria and Beina Xu. Council on Foreign Relations

[4 Jan 13] North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation
Emma Chanlett-Avery and Ian E. Rinehart. Congressional Research Service

[Jan 13] Trends: North Korea
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Milken Institute Review
NOTE: Full-text provided by the Peterson Institute for International Economics

[25 Dec 12] What Does North Korea Really Want?
Paul J. Sanders. Tokyo Foundation

[13 Dec 12] Underestimated or Overestimated? North Korea's Satellite Launch in Perspective
David Wright. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[11 Dec 12] Mongolia Nurtures Relations with North Korea as it Hopes for Official Future Role in Six-Party Talks
Alicia J. Campi. Jamestown Foundation

[6 Dec 12] North Korean Missile Launch Challenges U.S. Foreign Policy
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[Dec 12] War and Peace in the East Sea: Reducing Tensions Along the Northern Limit Line
Jason Kim and Luke Herman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Nov/Dec 12] No Fear or Just Smug? South Korea's Youth Dismiss the Northern Threat
Joel Brinkley. World Affairs

[12 Nov 12] North Korea Conducts Large Rocket Motor Tests: Construction at Sohae Launch Pad
Nick Hansen. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Nov 12] Reordering Chinese Priorities on the Korean Peninsula
Bonnie S. Glaser and Brittany Billingsley, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[30 Oct 12] North Korean Economic Reform: New Changes or Old, Empty Promises?
Sangsoo Lee and Stefano Facchinetti. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Oct 12] A Double-Edged Sword: Information Technology in North Korea
Scott Thomas Bruce. East-West Center

[28 Sep 12] Behind the Iron Curtain: Political Prisoners Surviving Brutal North Korean System Reach Critical Mass
David Hawk. YaleGlobal

[25 Sep 12] Opening the Pandora’s Box?: The Introduction of a New Economic Management System in North Korea
Park Hyeong Jung. Korea Institute for National Unification

[17 Sep 12] The New Missile Risk on the Korean Peninsula
James L. Schoff. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[11 Sep 12] Will North Korea’s “6.28 Directives” Be a Prelude Toward “Reform and Opening”?
Park Hyeong Jung. Korea Institute for National Unification

[28 Aug 12] The Background to North Korea’s Outdated Aggressive Propaganda Toward South Korea
Pending Issues Task Force, Korea Institute for National Unification

[17 Aug 12] Beijing Doubles Down on Kim Dynasty
Richard Weitz. Jamestown Foundation

[Aug 12] Seeing from Above: The Geopolitics of Satellite Vision and North Korea
David Shim. German Institute for Global and Area Studies

[Aug 12] Confidence Building Between the DPRK and the U.S.: The Foundation for Settling the Korean Issues
Hyon Song Ri. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Aug 12] From Carrots to Sticks: Japanese Sanctions Towards the DPRK
Bert Edström. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[3 July 12] Assessing UN Trade Sanctions on North Korea
Mark Hibbs. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[July 12] The Last Living Fossil of the Cold War: The Two Koreas, the Dragon and the Eagle: Towards a New Regional Security Complex in East Asia?
Erik Beukel. Danish Institute for International Studies

[14 June 12] Report of the Panel of Experts Established Pursuant to Resolution 1874 (2009)
United Nations Security Council

[8 June 12] The Sixth Seoul-Washington Forum: Moving the United States-Korea Relationship Forward in Changing Environments
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[June 12] Gender in Transition: The Case of North Korea
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[18 May 12] The Need for Strategic Weapons Capable of Striking Anywhere in North Korea: “New Missile Guidelines” Must Be Revised
Kim Tae Woo. Korea Institute for National Unification

[14 May 12] The Lee Myung Bak Administration’s North Korea Policy: Review and Evaluation
Korean Institute for National Unification

[May 12] Networks, Trust, and Trade: The Microeconomics of China-North Korea Integration
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[10 April 12] Uncertainties over North Korea's Leadership Transition: Broader Contingency Planning is Essential for Regional Stability
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[23 March 12] U.S. Should Allow South Korea to Extend its Missile Range
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[23 Feb 12] Busting the Myths About the North Korea Problem
David Lai. Strategic Studies Institute

[21 Feb 12] A Free North Korea
GEN Walter L. Sharp, USA (ret.). Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Feb 12] Vital Venture: Economic Engagement of North Korea and the Kaesong Industrial Complex
Patrick M. Cronin. Center for a New American Security

[5 Jan 12] Time for the Strategy of Coevolution: How South Korea Can Shape the Future of the Kim Jong-un Regime
Young-Sun Ha, et al. East Asia Institute

[2 Jan 12] North Korea after Kim Jong-Il: Implications for East Asian Security
Rajaram Panda and Victoria Tuke. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
NOTE: Select the "Download Issue Brief" link to access the full-text

[Jan 12] Re-Engaging North Korea after Kim Jong-il's Death: Last, Best Hope or Dialogue to Nowhere?
Evans J. R. Revere. Brookings Institution

[Winter 12] A North Korean Spring?
Victor D. Cha and Nicholas D. Anderson. Washington Quarterly

[21 Dec 11] North Korea: Time for Secret Talks with China
Douglas H. Paal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[7 Dec 11] North Korean Missiles a Growing Risk to the U.S.
Bruce Klinger and Baker Spring. Heritage Foundation

[1 Dec 11] South Korea: The Shifting Sands of Security Policy
International Crisis Group

[Dec 11] The Conclusion of a Korean Peace Treaty and U.S. Strategy in the Asia Pacific Region
Ho Hak Rim. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Dec 11] Reasons Behind the Strained Inter-Korean Relations and Ways to Improve Them
So Ki Sok. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[28 Nov 11] Whim Jong Il: North Korea's Economic Irrationalities
Aidan Foster-Carter. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[27 Oct 11] North Korea: An Up-and-Coming IT-Outsourcing Destination
Paul Tjia. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[18 Oct 11] Who Doesn't Like Russia-North Korean Rapprochement?
Alexander Vorontsov. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[12 Oct 11] Working Out a Strategy on North Korea
Scott A. Snyder. Council on Foreign Relations

[Oct 11] Missile Negotiations with North Korea: A Strategy for the Future
Joel S. Wit, et al. U.S. – Korea Institute at SAIS

[Oct 11] Peace through Pressure: Toward a New Allied Strategy for Contending with North Korea
Michael Mazza. American Enterprise Institute

[Oct 11] The ROK-U.S. Joint Political and Military Response to North Korean Armed Provocations
Sung-Chool Lee. Center for Strategic & International Studies

[8 Sep 11] Changing Lanes: The Russian Alternative
Georgy Toloraya. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[6 Sep 11] China's Strategic Shift and North Korea's Open-Door to China Policy
Seung-Yul Oh. East Asia Institute

[Sep 11] Korean Futures: Challenges to U.S. Diplomacy of North Korean Regime Collapse
Ferial Ara Aaeed and James J. Przystup. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[29 Aug 11] Be Wary of North Korea's Charm Offensive
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[Aug 11] Coevolution Strategy for North Korea: Diplomacy
Chaesung Chun. East Asia Institute

[Aug 11] Integration in the Absence of Institutions: China-North Korea Cross-Border Exchange
Stephan Haggard, Jennifer Lee, and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[26 July 11] Talks about Talking Okay, but the Ball Is in Pyongyang's Court
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[14 July 11] Strangers at Home: North Koreans in the South
International Crisis Group

[12 July 11] Feeding the Famine: The European Union’s Response to North Korea
Glyn Ford. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[July 11] The Korean Military Balance: Comparative Korean Forces and the Forces of Key Neighboring States
Anthony H. Cordesman, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[July 11] Understanding the North Korea Problem: Why It Has Become the "Land of Lousy Options"
William Boik. Strategic Studies Institute

[July 11] China’s North Korea Policy: Assessing Interests and Influences
Bates Gill. United States Institute of Peace

[July 11] Ballistic Trajectory: The Evolution of North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Market
Joshua Pollack. Nonproliferation Review

[21 June 11] Dealing with the "North Korean Dilemma": China's Strategic Choices
You Ji. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[1 June 11] Assessing China-North Korea Relations in the Wake of Kim's China Visit
Rajaram Panda. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
NOTE: Select the "Download Issue Brief" link to access the full-text

[June 11] Provisions for Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the Northern Limit Line
Choe Chang Man. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[June 11] North Korea's Reliance on China and China's Influence on North Korea
Jin Moo Kim. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

[June 11] The Mining Industry of North Korea
Choi Kyung-soo. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

[June 11] The DPRK Power Sector: Data and Interconnection Options
Jae-Young Yoon. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

[June 11] The DPRK Energy Sector: Current Status and Future Engagement Options
Peter Hayes, David von Hippel, and Scott Bruce. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

[June 11] North Korean Trade with China as Reported in Chinese Customs Statistics: 1995-2009 Energy and Minerals Trends and Implications
Nathaniel Aden. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

[24 May 11] Imports from North Korea: Existing Rules, Implications of the KORUS FTA, and the Kaesong Industrial Complex
Mark E. Manyin, et al. Congressional Research Service

[23 May 11] Complaints About North Korean Imports a Smoke Screen for Trade Protectionism
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[6 May 11] The Korean Military Balance: Comparative Korean Forces and the Forces of Key Neighboring States
Anthony H. Cordesman, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[29 April 11] Jimmy Carter in North Korea: Ignoring Reality
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[27 April 11] North-South Korean Elements of National Power
Peter Hayes. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

[26 April 11] Western Aid: The Missing Link for North Korea‘s Economic Revival?
Nicholas Eberstadt. American Enterprise Institute

[26 April 11] No Good Options on North Korea
Sue Mi Terry. Council on Foreign Relations

[20 April 11] How to Talk to a North Korean: Advice from a Career Pyongyang Hand to Would-Be Nukes Negotiators: Bluster Won't Get You Very Far
Joel Wit. Foreign Policy

[18 April 11] Food Aid to North Korea: Time Is Not Right
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[13 April 11] The Logic and Illogic of Food Aid
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[7 April 11] Analytical Failure and the North Korean Quagmire
John Delury and Chung-in Moon. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[25 March 11] Non-Governmental Organizations' Activities in North Korea
Mi Ae Taylor and Mark E. Manyin. Congressional Research Service

[24 March 11] Rapid Food Security Assessment Mission to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Michael Sheinkman, et al. United Nations

[11 March 11] Rethinking Economic Engagement with North Korea
Bradley O. Babson. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[4 March 11] Transforming the DPRK Through Energy Sector Development
David von Hippel, Scott Bruce and Peter Hayes. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[March 11] North Korea: Challenges for the US-Japan Alliance
Yuki Tatsumi, ed. Henry L. Stimson Center

[March 11] North Korea and Iran: Drawing Comparative Lessons
Jaclyn McEachern. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[25 Feb 10] North Korea’s New Launch Site
David Wright. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[14 Feb 11] An Apocalypse Lurks in the Korean Peninsula
Rajaram Panda. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
NOTE: Select the "Download Issue Brief" link to access the full-text

[Feb 11] Silent Partners: Chinese Joint Ventures in North Korea
Drew Thompson. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Feb 11] Resurgent Trilateralism in Northeast Asia
John Swenson-Wright. Chatham House

[Feb 11] Deterring North Korean Provocations
Michael McDevitt. Brookings Institution

[31 Jan 11] The U.S., China, and Preparing for North Korea's Demise
Andrew Bennett and Cory S. Julie. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[28 Jan 11] Mongolia's "Third Neighbor" Doctrine and North Korea
Munkh-Ochir Dorjjugder. Brookings Institution

[27 Jan 11] China and Inter-Korean Clashes in the Yellow Sea
International Crisis Group

[24 Jan 11] After the U.S.-China Summit: The Onus on the Two Koreas
Ho-Jin Lee. Brookings Institution

[19 Jan 11] Toxic Legacy: Hunger, Oppression, Migration, and Health in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Leonard S. Rubenstein. United States Institute of Peace

[6 Jan 11] Status and Future of the North Korean Minerals Sector
Edward Yoon. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

[Jan 11] Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security
David L. Asher, Victor D. Comras, and Patrick M. Cronin. Center for a New American Security

[Jan 11] A Philosophical Case for OPCON Transition on the Korean Peninsula
John W. Bauer. Joint Force Quarterly

[23 Dec 10] North Korea: The Risks of War in the Yellow Sea
International Crisis Group

[15 Dec 10] The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Evolving Challenges in East Asia: Freedom of Navigation and North Korea
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[14 Dec 10] Dealing Directly with North Korea
Leon V. Sigal. Council on Foreign Relations

[8 Dec 10] North Korea's "War Business" and the Choice for China
Cho Min. Korea Institute for National Unification

[6 Dec 10] What to Do About N. Korean Aggression?
Victor D. Cha. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[3 Dec 10] Drug Trafficking from North Korea: Implications for Chinese Policy
Yong-an Zhang. Brookings Institution

[3 Dec 10] Beijing's Stance on North Korea Challenged by Yeonpyeong Island Incident
Willy Lam. Jamestown Foundation

[Winter 10] Chinese Military Involvement in a Future Korean War
Capt Jacquelyn Schneider, USAF. Strategic Studies Quarterly

[30 Nov 10] Irregular Warfare on the Korean Peninsula: Thoughts on Irregular Threats for North Korea Post-Conflict and Post-Collapse: Understanding Them to Counter Them
David S. Maxwell. Small Wars Journal

[30 Nov 10] North Korea's Artillery Attack on Yeonpyenogdo: Responses and Implications
Rajaram Panda. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[2 Nov 10] Missiles, Maneuvers and Mysteries: Review of Recent Developments in North Korea
Catherine Boye and Melissa Hanham with Seungho Lee. Center for Nonproliferation Studies

[1 Nov 10] Pyongyang University and NK: Just Do IT!
Richard Stone. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[1 Nov 10] The Future of North-South Relations: Short Term Perspectives
U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Nov 10] Military Escalation in Korea
Paul B. Stares. Council on Foreign Relations

Appendix: Korean Peninsula Clashes

[7 Oct 10] The Korean Peninsula: Challenges and Opportunities for Russia
Vyacheslav A. Nikonov, Georgy D. Toloraya, et al. Nautilus Institute

[4 Oct 10] North Korea’s Succession Poses New Challenges – Part II
Scott Snyder. YaleGlobal

[Oct 10] The Conclusion of a Peace Treaty is Imperative: The North Korean Perspective
Choe Chang Man. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Oct 10] The Structure of Impasse: The Complexity of Japan's "North Korean Issues"
Norihito Kubota. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[29 Sep 10] North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions
Dianne E. Rennack. Congressional Research Service

[25 Aug 10] Another Presidential Rescue Mission in North Korea
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[20 Aug 10] Internal Developments in North Korea: The Economy
Excerpts from a 38 North event

[12 Aug 10] North Korea: Why Engagement Now?
John Feffer. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[4 Aug 10] Why Sanctions Can Hurt North Korea
Marcus Noland. Council on Foreign Relations

[Aug 10] Current State of North Korea and Types of Its Contingencies
Yoo Ho-Yeol. Ilmin International Relations Institute

[Aug 10] Kim Jong-il's Absence and North Korean Contingency: International Cooperation and South Korea's Response
Koh Jae-hong. Ilmin International Relations Institute

[July 10] Social Consequences of North Korean Contingency
Suh Jae Jean. Ilmin International Relations Institute

[July 10] Rethinking Extended Deterrence
Kim Seung Taek. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[24 June 10] Humanitarian Assistance: Status of North Korean Refugee Resettlement and Asylum in the United States
Government Accountability Office

[22 June 10] Reassessing China's Role in North Korea
Nicole E. Lewis. Council on Foreign Relations

[4 June 10] Kim Jong-il's Visit to China and Its Implications
Dong Ryul Lee. East Asia Institute

[June 10] U.S. Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula
Charles L. Pritchard, John H. Tilelli, Jr., and Scott A. Snyder. Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Link to download the full-text is available above the overview

[June 10] Embracing North Korean Defectors: The "Small Unification" of Korea
Kongdan Oh. Brookings Institution

[25 May 10] Record of North Korea's Major Conventional Provocations since 1960s
Center for Strategic and International Studies

[13 May 10] Kim Jong-Il's Secret Visit to Beijing
Willy Lam. Jamestown Foundation

[12 May 10] Kim Jong-il's Visit to China: An Abiding Friendship?
Sangsoo Lee and Danielle Wu. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[4 May 10] North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il's Visit to China
Victor Cha. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[May 10] No Confidence in Korea: A Regional Problem in a Global Context
Ingolf Kiesow and Sangsoo Lee. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[May 10] Pursuing Peace While Advancing Rights: The Untried Approach to North Korea
David Hawk. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS

[May 10] Responding to Change on the Korean Peninsula: Impediments to U.S.-South Korea-China Coordination
Bonnie Sl. Glaser, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[15 April 10] North Korea's Second Nuclear Test: Implications of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874
Mary Beth Nikitin, et al. Congressional Research Service

[1 April 10] Rajin-Sonbong: A Strategic Choice for China in Its Relations with Pyongyang
Scott Snyder. Jamestown Foundation

[April 10] Thoughts on an "Initiative Strategy" for the Comprehensive Management of North Korea
Gen (Ret.) Lee Sanghee, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Republic of Korea. Brookings Institution

[April 10] Engaging North Korea: The Clouded Legacy of South Korea's Sunshine Policy
Sung-Yoon Lee. American Enterprise Institute

[April 10] China-Korea Relations: Fire Sale, Hot Money, and Anxieties about "Investment"
Scott Snyder. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 10] South Korea-North Korea Relations: Torpedoed
Aidan Foster-Carter. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 10] Markets, Bribery, and Regime Stability in North Korea
Byung-Yeon Kim. East Asia Institute

[April 10] Coming In From the Cold? An Update on North Korea's External Economic Relations
Françoise Nicolas. French Institute of International Relations

[18 March 10] Strategic Implications of China's Access to the Rajin Port
Russell Hsiao. Jamestown Foundation

[16 March 10] U.S.-North Korea Stalemate
Scott A. Snyder. Council on Foreign Relations

[15 March 10] North Korea under Tightening Sanctions
International Crisis Group

[12 March 10] Foreign Assistance to North Korea
Mark E. Manyin and Mary Beth Nikitin. Congressional Research Service

[8 March 10] The Korean Peninsula in China's Grand Strategy: China's Role in Dealing with North Korea's Nuclear Quandary
Chong Wook Chung. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[March 10] Criminal Sovereignty: Understanding North Korea's Illicit International Activities
Paul Rexton Kan, Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., and Robert M. Collins. Strategic Studies Institute

[March 10] Economic Crime and Punishment in North Korea
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[25 Feb 10] Activating a North Korea Policy
John W. Lewis and Robert Carlin. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[25 Feb 10] The U.S. Should Set Rigorous Standards for U.N. Aid to North Korea
Brett D. Schaefer. Heritage Foundation

[23 Feb 10] Pyongyang's Failed Currency Reform
Marcus Noland. East-West Center

[22 Jan 10] North Korea: Leverage and Policy Analysis
Dick K. Nanto and Emma Chanlett-Avery. Congressional Research Service

[22 Jan 10] China-North Korea Relations
Dick K. Nanto, Mark E. Manyin, and Kerry Dumbaugh. Congressional Research Service

[Jan 10] The Winter of Their Discontent: Pyongyang Attacks the Market
Stephen Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[Jan 10] North Korea-South Korea Relations: Mixed Signals
Aidan Foster-Carter. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[31 Dec 09] Prospects for Change in the Beijing-Pyongyang Nexus
Sukhee Han. East Asia Institute

[8 Dec 09] North Korea: Bosworth Finally Arrives
Douglas H. Paal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Dec 09] North Korea Inside Out: The Case for Economic Engagement
Asia Society and the University of California Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation

[Dec 09] North Korea's Currency Revaluation: A Tipping Point?
John S. Park. United States Institute of Peace

[10 Nov 09] The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[2 Nov 09] Shades of Red: China's Debate Over North Korea
International Crisis Group

[Nov 09] Understanding North Korea's Strategic Assessments in 2009 and the Reference Point Gap on the Korean Peninsula
Jihwan Hwang. East Asia Institute

[Nov 09] North Korea: Challenges, Interests, and Policy
James J. Przystup. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[23 Oct 09] China's North Korea Conundrum: How to Balance a Three Legged Stool
Jonathan D. Pollack. YaleGlobal

[5 Oct 09] Repression and Punishment in North Korea: Survey Evidence of Prison Camp Experiences
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. East-West Center

[Oct 09] North Korea Inside Out: The Case for Economic Engagement
Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society and the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California

[Oct 09] Japan-Korea Relations: Japan's New Government: Hope and Optimism
David Kang and Ji-Young Lee. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Oct 09] The DPRK and China: Hard Choices
Kerry Brown and Duan Ruoshi. Chatham House

[Oct 09] North Korean-South Korea Relations: On the Mend?
Aiden Foster-Carter. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Oct 09] China-Korea Relations: China's Nuclear North Korea Fever
Scott Snyder and See-won Byun. Center for Strategic and International Security

[Oct 09] U.S. Strategy Towards North Korea: Rebuilding Dialogue and Engagement
Joel S. Wit. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS and the Weatherhead East Asia Institute at Colombia University

[Oct 09] A Proposal for a "Bosworth Process" with North Korea: Denuclearization and Beyond
Sun-won Park. Brookings Institution

[Oct 09] What Do They Really Want?: Obama's North Korea Conundrum
Victor D. Cha. Washington Quarterly

[Oct 09] Kim Jong-il's Clenched Fist
Jonathan D. Pollack. Washington Quarterly

[Oct 09] Playing the Same Game: North Korea's Coercive Attempt at U.S. Reconciliation
Narushige Michishita. Washington Quarterly

[Sep 09] Sanctioning North Korea: The Political Economy of Denuclearization and Proliferation
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California

[Fall 09] China's North Korea Dilemma
Michael D. Swaine. China Leadership Monitor

[27 Aug 09] North Korea at the Crossroads
Young Sun Ha, et al. East Asia Institute

[24 Aug 09] Burma and North Korea: Smoke or Fire?
Andrew Selth. Australian Strategic Policy Institute
NOTE: Select the "Download PDF" link to access the full-text

[20 Aug 09] Understanding New Opportunities to Enhance Human Security in the DPRK
John S. Park. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[18 Aug 09] No North Korean Thaw from Clinton Trip
Bruce Kingner. Heritage Foundation

[4 Aug 09] Pyongyang's Pardons
Scott A. Snyder. Council on Foreign Relations

[4 Aug 09] Bill Clinton in Pyongyang: Bring American Reporters Home, Do Not Let Up on Nukes
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[Aug 09] What is Washington's Next Move on North Korea - Why the Obama Administration Needs a New Platform for the U.S. Diplomatic Strategy to Counter North Korea's Brinkmanship
Sehun Cohen. Strategic Insights

[24 July 09] Muddling along with Missiles
Dongho Jo. East Asia Institute

[20 July 09] Beyond the Nuclear Issue: North Korea and Non-Traditional Security Challenges
Jeffrey Robertson. Department of Parliamentary Services, Australia

[7 July 09] What's Driving Pyongyang?
Scott Snyder. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[1 July 09] U.S. Levies Economic Sanctions on North Korea
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[18 June 09] North Korea's Chemical and Biological Weapons Programs
International Crisis Group

[12 June 09] North Korean Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency
Dick K. Nanto. Congressional Research Service

[11 June 09] Tunnels, Guns and Kimchi: North Korea's Quest for Dollars - Part II
Bertil Lintner. YaleGlobal

[9 June 09] Tunnels, Guns and Kimchi: North Korea's Quest for Dollars - Part I
Bertil Lintner. YaleGlobal

[2 June 09] North Korea and the Chinese Giant
Winny Chen. Center for American Progress

[June 09] Japan-North Korea Relations: (Sad) State of Play and (Sad) Prospects
Alex Berkofsky. French Institute of International Relations

[June 09] Recent Developments in North Korea: Repercussions for North-east Asia and the World
P. R. Chari. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[June 09] The Political Economy of North Korea: Implications for Denuclearization and Proliferation
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. East-West Center

[June 09] No Illusions: Regaining the Strategic Initiative with North Korea
Abraham Denmark, et al. Center for a New American Security

[June 09] North Korean Collapse Scenarios
Michael E. O'Hanlon. Brookings Institution

[Summer 09] Unlocking Russian Interests on the Korean Peninsula
John W. Bauer. Parameters

[28 May 09] The North Korean Puzzle
Robert McMahon, ed. Council on Foreign Relations

[26 May 09] Can North Korea Be Stopped?
John Bolton and James A. Kelly. National Interest

[5 May 09] Infrasound Detection of North Korea's Launch
Bharath Gopalaswamy. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[May 09] The Korean Peninsula - A Stalled Denuclearization of North Korea and the Rebuilding of the US-South Korea Alliance
East Asian Strategic Review 2009. National Institute for Defense Studies

[May 09] Peace Regime Building on the Korean Peninsula: What Next?
James L. Schoff and Yaron Eisenberg. Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

[May 09] North Korea's Latest Challenge: What is to be Done?
Evans J. R. Revere. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[28 April 09] Dealing with North Korea Difficult Amid Possible Succession
Scott A. Snyder. Council on Foreign Relations

[22 April 09] The Real Bridge to Nowhere: China's Foiled North Korea Strategy
Carla Freeman and Drew Thompson. United States Institute of Peace

[15 April 09] Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Reacting to the North Korean Rocket Launch
Niklas L. P. Swanström. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[13 April 09] Chronology of North Korea's Missile Flight Tests
Jenny Shin. Center for Defense Information

[13 April 09] North Korea Continues to Defy the World
Rajaram Panda. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[6 April 09] After Latest Brinksmanship, Engaging North Korea
Sheila A. Smith. Council on Foreign Relations

[6 April 09] Pyongyang Fails Again: North Korea's Third Missile Launch and Kim Jong-il's Miscalculation
Sun-won Park. Brookings Institution

[3 April 09] Reading North Korea Right
Stephen Noerper. EastWest Institute

[2 April 09] Managing North Korea's Predictable Brinksmanship
Frankie Sturm. Truman National Security Project

[2 April 09] North Korea in International Limelight Over its Space Development Programme
Rajaram Panda and Pranamita Baruah. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[1 April 09] Launch of North Korean "Communications Satellite" Draws Near, Raising Concerns of Regional Instability
Dean Knox. James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

[April 09] Academic Science Engagement with North Korea
Hyunjin Seo and Stuart Thorson. Korea Economic Institute

[31 March 09] North Korea's Missile Launch: The Risks of Overreaction
International Crisis Group

[23 March 09] North Korea's Third Attempt to Launch a Long-Range Missile and the Last Opportunity to Prevent It
Sun-won Park. Brookings Institution

[20 March 09] America's North Korea Policy: Adding Lanes to the Road
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[6 March 09] Paths to Diplomacy with North Korea: Deciphering the Words and Deeds of North Korea
Ezekiel Tan. Center for Defense Information

[March 09] Forecasting the Obama Administration's Policy towards North Korea
Akutsu Hiroyasu. National Institute for Defense Studies

[March 09] Project Report: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Economic Statistics Project (April - December 2008)
Mika Marumoto. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[March 09] The Six-Party Process, Regional Security Mechanisms, and China-U.S. Cooperation: Toward a Regional Security Mechanism for a New Northeast Asia?
Pang Zhongying. Brookings Institution

[March 09] The North Korean Paradox and the Subversive Truth
Andrei Lankov. American Enterprise Institute

[24 Feb 09] North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States
Stephen A. Hildreth. Congressional Research Service

[20 Feb 09] Secretary Clinton's Asia Visit: Preparing for Regime Change in North Korea and the Need for International Cooperation
Stephen Noerper. EastWest Institute

[17 Feb 09] North Korea's Missile Gambit
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation

[Feb 09] Achieving Peace and Security in Korea and North East Asia: A New US Diplomatic Strategy toward North Korea
Atlantic Council of the United States

[Feb 09] Continuity and Change in Korea: Challenges for Regional Policy and U.S.-Russia Relations
Georgy Toloraya. Brookings Institution

[28 Jan 09] What Obama Should Offer North Korea
Leon V. Sigal. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[21 Jan 09] What Went Wrong?
Nicholas Eberstadt. American Enterprise Institute

[15 Jan 09] Obama's Options on North Korea
Tong Kim. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[13 Jan 09] S. Korea Should Cooperate with U.S. on N.K.
Cheon Seongwhun. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

[6 Jan 09] Currency Conversion during Korean Unification
Yeongseop Rhee. Brookings Institution

[Jan 09] North Korea in 2008: Twilight of the God?
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[09] Burma and North Korea: Conventional Allies or Nuclear Partners?
Andrew Selth. Griffith Asia Institute

[Dec 08] Ending the Korean War: Considerations on the Role of History
Kathryn Weathersby. US-Korea Institute at SAIS

[Dec 08] The (Non) Impact of UN Sanctions on North Korea
Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[23 Oct 08] China's Reaction to the North Korean Succession Crisis
You Ji. Jamestown Foundation

[Oct 08] Famine in North Korea Redux?
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[Oct 08] North Korea-South Korea Relations: Still Stalemated
Aidan Foster-Carter. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[8 Sep 08] Telecommunications in North Korea: Has Orascom Made the Connection?
Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[Autumn 08] Big Brother is Watching: China's Intentions in the DPRK
Timothy Savage. China Security

[25 Aug 08] North Korean Crime-for-Profit Activities
Liana Sun Wyler and Dick K. Nanto. Congressional Research Service

[31 July 08] U.S. Assistance to North Korea
Mary E. Manyin and Mary Beth Nikitin. Congressional Research Service

[7 July 08] Simpleminded or Farsighted - The US' Handling of North Korea
Masahiro Matsumura. Association of Japanese Institutes of Strategic Studies

[7 June 08] North Korea: The Emergence of Pre-famine Conditions
Stephan Haggard, Marcus Noland, and Erik Weeks. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[June 08] A Threefold Cord is Not Readily Broken: North Korea's Military Bond with Iran and Syria
Yoram Evron. Institute for National Security Studies

[31 May 08] Confidential Report on United Nations Development Programme Activities in the Democratic People's Republiic of Korea, 1999-2007
NOTE: Also known as "The Nemeth Report"

[20 May 08] North Korea: The Next Famine
Stephan Haggard, Marcus Noland, and Eric Weeks. openDemocracy

[May 08] North Korea on the Precipice of Famine
Stephen Haggard, Marcus Noland, and Erik Weeks. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[April 08] The Korean Peninsula - Active US-DPRK Dialogue and a New Administration in South Korea
East Asian Strategic Review 2008. National Institute for Defense Studies

[April 08] A Security and Peace Mechanism for Northeast Asia: The Economic Dimension
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[19 March 08] North Korea's Abduction of Japanese Citizens and the Six-Party Talks
Emma Chanlett-Avery. Congressional Research Service

[13 March 08] A New National Strategy for Korea: North Korea Threats Require Deterrence, Reconciliation
Bruce Bennett. RAND Corporation

[March 08] Paranoid, Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
Hugh Gusterson. Nonproliferation Review

[March 08] Projecting Pyongyang: The Future of North Korea's Kim Jong Il Regime
Andrew Scobell. Strategic Studies Institute

[March 08] Modernizing the North Korean System: Objectives, Method, and Application
Charles Wolf, Jr. and Norman D. Levin. RAND Corporation

[14 Feb 08] The Kaesong North-South Korean Industrial Complex
Dick K. Nanto and Mark E. Manyin. Congressional Research Service

[Feb 08] The Economic Future of North Korea: Will the Market Rule?
Georgy Toloraya. Korea Economic Institute of America

[Feb 08] Kim Jong-Il: Strategy and Psychology
Michael J. Mazarr. Korea Economic Institute of America

[Feb 08] The North Korean Ballistic Missile Program
Daniel A. Pinkston. Strategic Studies Institute

[17 Jan 08] The North Korean Problem: Toward a Diplomatic Solution?
Transcript of an American Enterprise Institute event

[Jan 08] North Korea in 2007
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[Jan 08] Follow the Money: North Korea's External Resources and Constraints
Stephen Haggard and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[Jan 08] Exit Polls: Refugee Assessments of North Korea's Transition
Yoonok Chang, Stephan Haggard, and Marcus Noland. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[4 Dec 07] North Korea-Russia Relations: A Strained Friendship
International Crisis Group
[Dec 07] Looking Back and Looking Forward: North Korea, Northeast Asia and the ROK-U.S. Alliance
Hyeong Jung Park. Brookings Institution
[22 Nov 07] Keeping an Eye on an Unruly Neighbor: Chinese Views of Economic Reform and Stability in North Korea
Bonnie Glaser, Scott Snyder, and John S. Park. Center for Strategic and International Studies and the United States Institute of Peace
[20 Nov 07] An Approach to Managing North Korea
General (Ret.) Lee Sanghee, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Republic of Korea. Brookings Institution
[31 Oct 07] Bush's North Korea Meltdown
John R. Bolton. American Enterprise Institute
[8 May 07] North Korean Economy: Reform, Collapse
Axel Berkofsky. International Relations & Security Network
[May 07] Financial Controls Emerge as Powerful Nonproliferation Tool; North Korea and Iran Targeted
Patrick Murphy, Leonard S. Spector and Leah R. Kuchinsky. Center for Nonproliferation Studies
[26 April 07] Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid and Reform
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland. Nautilus Institute
[20 April 07] North Korean Provocative Actions, 1950 - 2007
Hannah Fischer. Congressional Research Service

[18 April 07] The Impact of U.S. Policy on North Korean Illicit Activities
David L. Asher. Heritage Foundation

[11 April 07] U.S.- Korea Relations: Unexpected Progress on All Fronts
Donald G. Gross. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 07] A Framework for Peace and Security in Korea and Northeast Asia
James Goodby, Jack N. Merritt and Donald Gross. Atlantic Council of the United States

[April 07] North Korea's Military Threat: Pyongyang's Conventional Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Ballistic Missiles
Andrew Scobell and John M. Sanford. Strategic Studies Institute
[April 07] George Bush and Northeast Asia: Anticipating the Final Two Years
Alan D. Romberg. Henry L. Stimson Center
[April 07] The Politics of Identity: History, Nationalism, and the Prospect for Peace in Post-Cold War East Asia
Sheila Miyoshi Jager. Strategic Studies Institute
[15 March 07] Banco Delta Asia Ruling Complicates North Korean Nuclear Deal
Bruce Klingner. Heritage Foundation
[9 March 07] Bombs, Birthdays and North Korea's Future
JE Hoare. openDemocracy
[March 07] "Good Cop/Bad Cop" As a Model for Nonproliferation Diplomacy Toward North Korea and Iran
Curtis H. Martin. Nonproliferation Review
[March 07] U.S. -North Korean Relations: An Analytic Compendium of U.S. Policies, Laws and Regulations
Kenneth Katzman. Atlantic Council of the United States
[March 07] The Korean Pivot: Challenges and Opportunities from Evolving Chinese-Russian and U.S.-Japanese Security Ties
Richard Weitz. Korean Economic Institute
[Spring 07] Enhancing U.S. Engagement with North Korea
Joel S. Wit. Washington Quarterly
[26 Feb 07] Déjà Vu: Repeating Past Mistakes with North Korea
Nicholas Eberstadt and Christopher Griffin. American Enterprise Institute
[20 Feb 07] Can the New Nuclear Deal with North Korea Succeed?
C. Kenneth Quinones. Nautilus Institute
[20 Feb 07] Washington's Raw Deal
David Frum. American Enterprise Institute
[14 Feb 07] The Beijing Deal is not the Agreed Framework
Peter Hayes. Nautilus Institute
[13 Feb 07] N. Korean Deal a "Wise Compromise" for Bush
Gary Samore. Council on Foreign Relations
[9 Feb 07] U.N. Sanctions on North Korea and U.S. Korea Relations
Young Whan Kihl. Nautilus Institute
[2 Feb 07] What North Korea Really Wants
Robert Carlin and John W. Lewis. Nautilus Institute
[Feb 07] Negotiating with North Korea: Bridging the Differences Among the Key Parties
Alan D. Romberg. Henry L. Stimson Center
[31 Jan 07] Briefing: North Korea
James R. Lilley. American Enterprise Institute
[25 Jan 07] Drug Trafficking and North Korea: Issues for U.S. Policy
Raphael F. Perl. Congressional Research Service
[25 Jan 07] A Proposed Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and Kaesong Industrial Complex
Suh Kim. Nautilus Institute
[22 Jan 07] The UNDP North Korea Scandal: How Congress and the Bush Administration Should Respond
Nile Gardiner, Brett D. Schaefer, and Steven Groves. Heritage Foundation
[17 Jan 07] Sanctions and War on the Korean Peninsula
Martin Hart-Landsberg and John Feffer. Foreign Policy in Focus
[Jan 07] The Proliferation Security Initiative: Targeting Iran and North Korea?
Richard Bond. British American Security Information Council

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News Sources & Online Journals

[current] North Korea: Secretive State
British Broadcasting Corporation
[current] Asia Observer - North Korea
[current] The Chosun Ilbo
Daily News in English about Korea
[current] Korean Central News Agency
Central News Agency of DPRK
[current] North Korea Weekly (current compilation of articles from the North Korean press)
National Intelligence Service
[current] The People's Korea
DPRK Newspaper
[current] Google News Search - North Korea
[current] Yahoo News Search - North Korea

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Web Gateways

[current] Crisis Guide: The Korean Peninsula
Council on Foreign Relations
[current] DPRK Studies
[current] In Focus: IAEA and DPRK
International Atomic Energy Agency
[current] Korea
Henry L. Stimson Center Program
[current] Korean Peninsula
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[current] Pyongyang Square
Gateway to the latest news about North Korea, 2002-2003

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