US-DPRK Policy/Relations

An Overview of North Korea's Ballistic Missiles

This issue brief gives an overview on North Korea's ballistic missiles. It also offers links to other useful sources for further analysis.

FY 2010 Defense Authorization HR 2647 CR 111-288

This brief lists the mentions of the DPRK in the FY 2010 Defense Authorization HR 2647 CR 111-288

NCNK Issue Brief: BDA

This four page Issue Brief provides an overview of the North Korean-related accounts at Banco Delta Asia. Last updated June 26, 2007.

NCNK Issue Brief: The U.S. Drug Trafficking List

This 4 page issue brief, last updated January 7, 2008, reviews the obligations of the U.S. president regarding the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report" (INCSR) and the annual Presidential Determinations regarding drug trafficking and production. The INCSR report for 2006 released in March 2007 reported "no confirmed instances of drug trafficking involving North Korea or its nationals during 2006. . . there is no evidence for several years that it continues to traffic in narcotics."

The New Administration and the New Congress

This issue brief provides a short analysis of possible leadership structures and a chart of the administration and congressional positions that will be influential in shaping and implementing the new administration's DPRK policy. The chart will be updated as these positions are filled. Last updated November 13, 2008

U.S. Presidential Candidates on North Korea

This Issue Brief makes available collections of quotations by or about Senator John McCain, Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton regarding their views on U.S. policy toward North Korea.

US and North Korea Key Security Developments

An overview of DPRK Security and Non-Proliferation issues. Last updated March 21, 2008.