Issue Briefs

NCNK's Issue Briefs provide concise overviews of policy issues related to North Korea, from Pyongyang's foreign relations to its WMD programs.

Foreign Relations

China-North Korea Relations

DPRK Diplomatic Relations

An Overview of North Korea-Japan Relations

The U.S., North Korea, and Nuclear Diplomacy

Inter-Korean Relations

Security

Workshop Report: Second Order Threats from North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Special Report: Potential Sources of Opposition to a U.S. Troop Withdrawal from South Korea

The Northern Limit Line

North Korea's Ballistic Missile Program

North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program

Human Security

Private Litigation against the North Korean Government: Overview and Policy Implications

Special Report: Market Activities & the Building Blocks of Civil Society in North Korea

U.S.-North Korea Divided Families

Korean War POW/MIA Accounting Efforts

Economic Issues

Special Report: Understanding U.S. and International Sanctions on North Korea

Special Report: North Korea's Shackled Economy (2018)

Special Economic Zones in the DPRK

"Understanding North Korea" Paper Series

The Kims Aren’t Just Looking at Things: What Leadership Events Can Tell Us About North Korean Politics

Tightening the Screws: The Origins and Dynamics of Kim Jong Un's Clampdown on “Capitalist Tendencies”

The Changing Role of Entrepreneurs in Kim Jong Un’s North Korea

Understanding North Korea's Public Messaging: An Introduction

Cyber-hacking as a Means of “Self-reliance”