NCNK Launches Search for Next President

Following a successful transition to full independent 501(c)(3) status, NCNK seeks a highly qualified candidate to serve as our next President.

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NCNK Humanitarian and Development Conference Report 2025

Read our summary of key findings and recommendations for policymakers invested in maintaining humanitarian access to the DPRK.

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Hall Healy & Saleem Ali's proposed designation of a UNESCO Transboundary Nature Reserve highlights a rare chance for diplomacy with North Korea.

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Learn more about NCNK's debut Nuclear Analysis Hub and the Nuclear Notions short essay series.

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Matthew Abbott

Institute for American Leadership

David Albright

Institute for Science and International Security

Frank Aum

Stimson Center & 38 North

David Austin

Bradley Babson

James Banfill

Thomas J. Byrne

Association of Former Members of Congress

Robert Carlin

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Frederick F. Carriere

Syracuse University

Dr. Victor Cha

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Steven Sekyu Chang

Korean Churches for North Koreans

Dr. Bridget L. Coggins

University of California in Santa Barbara

Jonathan Corrado

The Korea Society

Ralph A. Cossa

Pacific Forum

Dr. Patrick M. Cronin

Hudson Institute

Rorry Daniels

Asia Society Policy Institute

Kelsey Davenport

Arms Control Association

Jennifer Deibert

American Friends Service Committee

Dr. John Delury

Asia Society

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

Missouri State University Graduate Department of Defense and Strategic Studies

Suzanne DiMaggio

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Richard Downes

Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs

Dr. Darcie Draudt-Véjares

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Matt Ellingson

Compassion International

Deborah Fikes

International Center for Religion and Diplomacy

Gordon Flake

Perth USAsia Centre

Dr. Patricia Goedde

School of Law, Sungkyunkwan University

Ambassador Donald Gregg

Pacific Century Institute

Dr. Mel Gurtov

Portland State University

Dr. Stephan M. Haggard

University of California, San Diego

Ambassador Tony P. Hall

Alliance to End Hunger

Dr. Justin Hastings

University of Sydney

David Hawk

Hall Healy

International Crane Foundation

Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey; Texas A&M University

Dr. David Hong

Children of Korea

Dr. Victor W.C. Hsu

Presbyterian Church in Taiwan

Ambassador Thomas C. Hubbard

McLarty Associates

Dr. Balbina Y. Hwang

Georgetown University

Esther Im

Foreign Policy for America

Yeri Im

Christian Friends of Korea

Frank Jannuzi

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

Dr. David C. Kang

University of Southern California

Ye jin Kang

Global Humanitarian Engagement

Caroline Kearney

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Walter Keats

Asia Pacific Travel, Ltd

Dr. Abraham Kim

Council of Korean Americans

Charles Kim

Former National President, Korean American Coalition // Radio Columnist

Dr. Duyeon Kim

Center for a New American Security

Sylvia Kim

Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF)

Daryl G. Kimball

Arms Control Association

Ambassador Robert R. King

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

Stimson Center & 38 North

Donna Knox

Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs

Ae Kyung Lee

Cura Mission

Jean H. Lee

East-West Center

Paul Kyumin Lee

Divided Families USA

Dr. Linda Lewis

American Friends Service Committee

Choon Lim

Heidi Linton

Christian Friends of Korea

Dr. Alexandre Y. Mansourov

Johns Hopkins SAIS

William R. McKinney

Former U.S. Pacific Command

Dr. John Merrill

Institute of Korean Studies, George Washington University

James Min

LMD Trade Law PLLC

Dr. Katharine H.S. Moon

Wellesley College

Colleen Moore

General Board of Church and Society

BG Muhn

Georgetown University

Stacy Nam

Mennonite Central Committee

Dr. C. Jerry Nelson

University of Missouri

Dr. Norman Neureiter

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

William Newcomb

U.S.-Korea Institute, SAIS

Dr. Stephen Noerper

Dr. Marcus Noland

Peterson Institute for International Economics

Ankit Panda

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Dr. Kee B. Park

Harvard Medical School

Dr. Kyung-Ae Park

University of British Columbia

David Philips

Samaritan's Purse

Dr. C. Kenneth Quinones

Akita International University

Christopher Rice

Mennonite Central Committee (ret.)

Eric Richardson

INHR

Jerome Sauvage

Sauvage Associates

James L. Schoff

Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

Dr. Gi-Wook Shin

Stanford University

Dr. Susan Shirk

University of California, San Diego

Leon V. Sigal

Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project

Natalia Slavney

Stanford University

Dr. Wade J. Sperry

LDS Charities

Dr. Robert E. Springs, Jr.

Global Resource Services

Linda Staheli

Global Co Lab Network

Ambassador Kathleen Stephens

The Korea Society

Richard Stone

Human Frontier Science Program

Susan Thornton

National Committee on American Foreign Policy

Dr. Stuart Thorson

Syracuse University

Mark Tokola

Korea Economic Institute

Jenny Town

Stimson Center and 38 North

Dr. George Vitale

International Taekwondo Federation

Dr. James Walsh

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Martyn Williams

Stimson Center & 38 North

Joel S. Wit

Stimson Center and 38 North

Linda J. Yarr

University of Colorado Boulder

Dr. Andrew Yeo

Brookings Institution; Catholic University of America

Stephen & Joy Yoon

IGNIS Community

Nancy Yuan

The Asia Foundation

Philip Yun

Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California

Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings

Centre for Humanitarian Leadership

Dr. Donald S. Zagoria

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