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Publication

The King from the East: DPRK-Syria-Iran Nuclear Nexus and Strategic Implications for Israel and the ROK

In the field of international security, few connections have been made between the Korean peninsula with the Middle East. Traditional regional studies literature focuses on Korean issues within the Asia…

October 25, 2008

Christina Y. Lin

Denuclearization of the DPRK - A Role for the United Nations?

The denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to be a source of considerable international concern. Yet, no coherent international framework has emerged to deal with this…

July 25, 2008

Anne Wu

The Economic Future of North Korea: Will the Market Rule?

More than two decades ago, when the USSR still existed and the concept of the world socialist system presumed that all socialist countries were developing as one, I argued (still…

December 25, 2007

Georgy Toloraya

Disaster Management and Institutional Change in the DPRK: Trends in the Songun Era

One cannot enter the same river twice. Every time one looks at North Korea, on the surface it appears boringly the same. Its life ﬂ ows in the same predictable…

September 25, 2007

Alexandre Y. Mansourov

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Podcasts

Can Information Really Pry Open North Korea?

Much has been discussed about the power of outside information to open the eyes of the North Korean people and convince them of the truth about the outside world. Some…

March 8, 2017

[Rebroadcast] The Kim Monarchy: Reframing Political Legitimacy in North Korea

Since the death of Kim Il-sung in 1994 there have been numerous predictions that the collapse of the North Korean political system would be imminent, yet the Kim dynasty continues…

February 22, 2017

Documenting Human Rights in North Korea

In February 2014, the United Nations' special Commission of Inquiry on on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched their report, laying out more than 400…

Topic: Inter-Korean

February 15, 2017

Using Information to Reduce the North Korean Threat

Much has been said about the power of outside information – news, weather, and even soap operas – to influence the North Korean public. But a new report takes a…

January 30, 2017

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Peninsula Blog

My New Year’s Predictions for North Korea

By Jack Pritchard I am not sure why, but I was listening to a radio psychic for a few minutes last night. She started off by telling the caller that she had a strong sense that he had a teenage daughter. When told no, he had two twenty-something sons and that one was gay, the…

December 21, 2011

10 Issues to Follow After Kim Jong-Il

By Troy Stangarone The sudden death of Kim Jong-Il has created the potential for significant uncertainty surrounding both the North Korean leadership and North Korean intentions. While all signs pointed to Kim Jong-un as the designated heir after the 2010 Party Conference, it is unclear if the succession process has fully taken hold and how…

December 20, 2011

Troy Stangarone

10 People You Need to Know for Transition in North Korea

By Nicholas Hamisevicz After Kim Jong-il suffered a stroke in 2008, the transition process appeared to quicken the pace to prepare for a North Korea after the Dear Leader. Now that Kim Jong-il has died, the world will see if the pieces were put into the correct spots for a successful transition of power, especially…

December 19, 2011

Nicholas Hamisevicz

Korea-China Trade Relations a Decade After China’s WTO Accession

By Troy Stangarone The anniversary of China’s formal entry in to the WTO ten years ago this week comes as a mixed blessing for many of its trading partners. China’s entry into the WTO brought the world’s most populous nation into the rules based trading system that is the WTO and created new economic opportunities…