May 25, 2011

Verified Dismantlement of the DPRK’s Nuclear Weapons Program

By David Albright

The nuclear weapons program of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) remains at the center of U.S. and international security concerns. The perception, if...

May 25, 2011

From the Six-Party Talks to a Northeast Asian Security Regime? Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategies and Institutional Development

By Joseph R. Cerami

Ongoing difficulties in the six-party talks for eliminating North Korean nuclear programs continue to dominate the Northeast Asian security agenda. The public debate over the...

May 25, 2011

North Korea’s Strategic Intentions

By Andrew R. Scobell

North Korea is probably the most mysterious and in- accessible country in the world today. Officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),...

May 25, 2011

A New U.S.-ROK Alliance: A Nine-Point Recommendation for a Reflective and Mature Partnership

By Park Kun-young

In June 2002 hundreds of thousands of Korean citizens, participating in a series of candlelight vigils, protested against the acquittal of two U.S. soldiers charged...

May 25, 2011

Enigma of the North Korean Regime: Back to the Future?

By Kathryn Weathersby

Five years after the historic North-South summit of 2000, North Korea is still widely viewed as an enigma—a secretive, isolated, and enfeebled state whose belligerence...

May 25, 2011

South Korea and East Asian Regionalism: Which Path Ahead?

By Chung Jin-young

Nowadays East Asian countries are busy pursuing and negotiating regional trade agreements, particularly in the form of free-trade agreements (FTAs), with their trading partners within...

May 25, 2011

Public Opinion about ROK-U.S. Relations

By Lee Nae-young

The year 2003 was the 50th anniversary of the ROK- U.S. alliance. During the past half century, the ROK- U.S. alliance has been considered a...