North Korea Nuclear Newsletter
May 11, 2017
NCNK is launching a new newsletter to provide regular updates on issues related to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and Korean Peninsula security issues. ... | Read More
News
North Korea in the World - A New Resource on North Korea's External Relations
April 25, 2017
The National Committee on North Korea and the East-West Center are pleased to announce the launch of a new pilot project, North Korea in the World. ... | Read More
House Bill Doubles Down on Secondary Sanctions
April 7, 2017
Senators Weigh in on the North Korea Policy Review
March 3, 2017
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
Perspectives on China’s Coal Import Halt
February 21, 2017
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
Victor Cha on Countering the North Korean Threat and New Steps in U.S. Policy
February 9, 2017
NCNK member and CSIS Senior Adviser and Korea Chair Dr. Victor Cha testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, February 7 to discuss the threat posed by North Korea and offer recommendations for policy priorities for the United States. ... | Read More
Scott Snyder on Reassessing North Korea Policy Options
January 31, 2017
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relation Committee today, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow and NCNK Steering Committee Co-Chair Scott Snyder outlined the state of U.S. efforts to address North Korea's nuclear program, and provided policy recommendations for Congress and the new Administration. ... | Read More
U.S. provides first humanitarian aid to North Korea in five years
January 26, 2017
South Korean newspaper Hankyoreh reveals that President Obama provided humanitarian aid earmarked for flood relief through the United Nations to North Korea just before leaving office. The article notes that the provision of aid could provide needed momentum to reset US-DPRK relations by the new Trump administration.
The US government has reportedly sent humanitarian aid earmarked for flood relief to North Korea’s North Hamgyong Province via the UN. ... | Read More
Leon Sigal on Recommendations for the Next Administration's North Korea Policy
January 17, 2017
In an article for Arms Control Today, Social Science Research Council's Leon Sigal, parses through clues to the next administration's North Korea policy and suggests that Trump should follow through on his impulse to engage in talks with North Korea, rather than the recommendations Trump will likely receive to continue a policy of "strategic patience." ... | Read More
Siegfried Hecker on Why We Should Talk to North Korea
January 12, 2017
In a New York Times op-ed, Stanford University's Siegfried Hecker argues that the incoming Trump administration should move quickly to engage in bilateral negotiations with North Korea. Hecker, also director emeritus at Los Alamos National Laboratory, says that reestablishing communication with North Korea could help prevent a nuclear crisis, and could also garner support from China and other countries in the region. ... | Read More
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