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Summary of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016
February 17, 2016
By: Daniel Wertz
NCNK summary of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016, which was signed into law on February 18, 2016. | READ MORE
North Korea Policy Recommendations for the Next President: A Debate
October 22, 2015
By: John Delury, Joshua Stanton
Transcript of a debate between Professor John Delury of Yonsei University and Joshua Stanton of the One Free Korea blog. | READ MORE
North Korea Sanctions Legislation: Comparing Three Bills under Consideration in Congress
October 15, 2015
By: NCNK
This NCNK analysis outlines the similarities and differences among three competing North Korea sanctions bills under consideration in Congress | READ MORE
Exploring Theories of Change Implicit in Policy Approaches to North Korea
August 1, 2015
By: Daniel Wertz, Maral Noori
This report is based on the findings of a workshop that was held to apply the "theories of change" framework to North Korea, identifying unspoken assumptions and sharpening the strategic logic behind different types of policy interventions. This workshop – which brought together former policymakers and nongovernmental experts on North Korea – was sponsored by the National Committee on North Korea and the United States Institute of Peace’s Asia-Pacific program. | READ MORE
Engaging North Korea
May 20, 2014
By: Mel Gurtov
Professor Mel Gurtov discusses the prospects of engaging with North Korea. | READ MORE
U.S. Policy Towards North Korea: Strategic Shaping and Interim Steps to Denuclearization
February 26, 2014
By: National Security Network, National Committee on North Korea
Joint report by the National Security Network and the National Committee on North Korea. | READ MORE
The Helsinki Process and Civil Society Activities with the DPRK
December 11, 2013
By: Karin Lee
Prepared Statement from NCNK Executive Director Karin Lee at a hearing before the U.S. Helsinki Commission on "Resolving Crises in East Asia through a New System of Collective Security: the Helsinki Process as a Model." | READ MORE
Threat Escalation Timeline, December 2012 to May 2013
May 31, 2013
By: Myeongshin Lee, Daniel Wertz
In the months following North Korea's third nuclear test, tensions on the Korean Peninsula soared to extremely high levels, with North Korea threatening to launch nuclear strikes, the U.S. making mock bombing runs with nuclear-capable bombers, and the Inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex shutting down. This timeline surveys some of the major statements and actions made by the two Koreas, the U.S., and other countries as the crisis escalated. | READ MORE
Sanctions and Nonproliferation in North Korea and Iran: A Comparative Analysis
June 15, 2012
By: Daniel Wertz, Ali Vaez
Federation of American Scientists report comparing the sanctions regimes targeted against the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea. | READ MORE
A Return Trip to North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex
November 20, 2010
By: Siegfried S. Hecker
Discussion on developments at the Yongbyon Nuclear Complex | READ MORE