News In this new Issue Brief, NCNK Senior Advisor Daniel Wertz examines the $3.7 billion in default judgements that U.S. courts have awarded to individuals bringing legal claims against the government of North Korea. ... | Read More
Writing for 38 North, NCNK Program Manager Daniel Wertz takes a close look at recent Chinese trade data with North Korea, looking at how this economic relationship has changed - and how it hasn't - over the past three years. ... | Read More
Analysis of provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act related to North Korea policy, including new sanctions measures and restrictions on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Korea. ... | Read More
In a new report, NCNK Program Manager Daniel Wertz examines how offers for incremental sanctions relief could be incorporated into a negotiating strategy aimed at rolling back North Korea's nuclear program. ... | Read More
On March 2, 2017 Senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Al Franken (D-MN) co-authored a letter to the President urging the new administration to “adopt a strategy of active diplomatic engagement with North Korea, backed by rigorous sanctions enforcement and a robust military deterrence posture in cooperation with… regional partners.” The letter comes on the heels ... | Read More
On Sunday, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that Beijing would suspend all imports of coal from North Korea for the remainder of 2017, cutting off a major source of export earnings for Pyongyang. The announcement comes nearly three months after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2321, which capped North Korean coal exports at 7.5 million metric tons or about $400 million annually. ... | Read More
A summary and analysis written by NCNK staff on the potential impact of the the North Korean Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R.757) on NGO activities in NOrth Korea. ... | Read More
