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The Cheonan Incident Resource Page

UNDER CONSTRUCTION This web page provides key documents and other information on the sinking of the Cheonan.

2009 International Conference on Humanitarian and Development Assistance to DPRK - Current Humanitarian Situation and International Cooperation

The 2009 International Conference on Humanitarian and Development Assistance to DPRK - Current Humanitarian Situation and International Cooperation took place in Seoul from November 24-26 2009. These page has individual PDF files of each of the 15 papers/power point presentations of the conference in English. There is also a huge PDF file of all the papers in English that might take considerable time to download. A truly gigantic file of all the papers in English AND Korean is available upon request.

Improving Regional Security and Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula: U.S. Policy Interests and Options

This is the webpage for the project "Improving Regional Security and Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula: U.S. Policy Interests and Options." It includes the paper "U.S. Strategy towards North Korea: Rebuilding Dialogue and Engagement," principal author, Joel Wit, a project of the Weatherhead Institute for East Asia and the U.S.-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. It also includes the background papers written for that project. This project was supported by the Ploughshares Fund.

UN Resolution 1874 and Sanctions Resources

 

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing June 17 2009

Testimony from North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Tests and the Six-Party Talks: Where Do We Go from Here? House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade June 17, 2009

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing June 11 2009

Opening Statements and Written Testimony from Back from the Brink:

DPRK Nuclear May 2009 Nuclear Test: Analysis and Opinion

This webpage includes articles and videos about the May 25 2009 nuclear test.

DPRK April 2009 Rocket Launch

Op-eds and opinion pieces about the April 5, 2009 DPRK Rocket Launch by NCNK members and others.

Six Party Talks Document Archive

This is a collection of statements and agreements generated by the Six Party Talks negotiations. It includes unilateral statements or briefings when they are particularly relevant to understanding the negotiations.

Inside North Korea with the New York Philharmonic

A description of Mark Edward Harris' photo exhibit of the history February 2008 trip to Pyongyang, exhibited at American University fall 2008.

Knowledge Sharing with North Korea

In November 2007, the Korean Institute for International Economic Programs and the The Stanley Foundation sponsored a conference on The Prospects for International Cooperation on Knowledge Sharing in the Service of Economic Development in the DPRK. Several papers from the conference are available here.

Banco Delta Asia - US Treasury Ruling

A summary as of news of BDA as of March 17

The February 2007 Joint Statement

A round of Six Party Talks is scheduled to take place on February 8, 2007. Check here for NCNK Members' views.

UN Resolution 1718 and Sanctions Resources

This page highlights news, publications and links regarding UN Resolution 1718 and other US sanctions on the DPRK

North Korea Nuclear Test

On October 8 the DPRK announced that it had conducted a nuclear test. The following NCNK members have provided articles or are available for comment.

U.S. Sanctions and Other Treasury Department Actions -- Updated Report

"North Korea: Economic Sanctions and US Department of Treasury Actions, 1955-2007," by Julia Choi and Karin Lee.

Humanitarian Updates

This page has updates on the humanitarian situation in North Korea; it frequently draws from the Relief Web website.

North Korea 2006 Missle Test

Several Members of the NCNK Security Working Group are available for comments and analysis of the July 4 DPRK missile test launches. For contact information and articles, see below.