May 25, 2011

A Proactive Approach to Engaging North Korea: Boldness, Flexibility,and Inclusiveness

By Choo Yong-shik, Wang Yun-jong

In October 2002, Pyongyang officials implicitly agreed to Assistant Secre- tary of State James Kelly’s charge that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or...

May 25, 2011

Expected Role of South Korea and Major Stakeholders: NGO Contributions to and Roles in North Korea’s Rehabilitation

By Scott Snyder

In response to the food crisis of the 1990s, the Democratic People’s Repub- lic of Korea (DPRK) for the first time began to accept humanitarian...

May 25, 2011

Introduction and Overview

By Ahn Choong-yong, Lee Young-sun, Nicholas Eberstadt

Can the economic system of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) be successfully reformed? That is to say: Is it possible...

May 25, 2011

Payback Time: Japan-North Korea Economic Relations

By Richard J. Samuels

For historical and ideological reasons, relations between Japan and North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK) are among the most contentious and...

May 25, 2011

Unlikely Partners: Humanitarian Aid Agencies and North Korea

By Edward P. Reed

One of the most unsettling aspects of humanitarian work in North Korea (or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DPRK) is the disconnect between the...

May 25, 2011

China’s Role in the Course of North Korea’s Transition

By Liu Ming

The North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [DPRK]) nuclear drama offers a good chance for fundamentally curing the North’s structural problems and routine crises....

May 25, 2011

Political Economy of North Korea: Historical Background and Present Situation

By Marcus Noland

By standard statistical measures, North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [DPRK]) is the world’s most militarized society, and domestic propaganda incessantly proclaims the virtues...

May 25, 2011

Russian-North Korean Relations and the Prospects for Multilateral Conflict Resolution on the Korean Peninsula

By Alexandre Y. Mansourov

Russia fought two limited wars against Pacific powers on the Korean peninsula: first against Japan in 1904–05 and then against the United States and its...

May 25, 2011

Foreign Aid and International Norms: The Case of North Korea

By Carol Lancaster

Should the United States or other governments (or international organizations) provide foreign aid to the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)? North...

May 25, 2011

North Korea’s Survival Game: Understanding the Recent Past, Thinking about the Future

By Nicholas Eberstadt

Can the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, also known as North Korea) survive—as a distinct regime, an autonomous state, a spe- cific political-economic system,...

May 25, 2011

Coping with North Korea’s Energy Future: KEDO and Beyond

By Kent E. Calder

The subject of the energy future of North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) has many dimensions, conceptualized in a broad variety...

May 25, 2011

Managing Collateral Catastrophe: Rationale and Preconditions for International Economic Support for North Korea

By Moon Chung-in

No country in recent history has been as notoriously branded as North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK), which has been portrayed...