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North Korea in 2011: Countdown to Kim il-Sung’s centenary, by Siegfried S. Hecker and Robert Carlin

Abstract As the diplomatic standoff in North Korea enters its fourth year, the crisis atmosphere on the Korean peninsula sparked by Pyongyang’s military actions in 2010 has eased. Pyongyang has agreed to return to the diplomatic table, its hand strengthened by advancing its nuclear program in the interim. Washington and …

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The DPRK Energy Sector: Current Status and Future Engagement Options

Peter Hayes, David von Hippel and Scott Bruce discuss changes in the DPRK energy sector (particularly since 1990) and look at the current supply and demand balance in North Korea,

North Korea: The Risks of War in the Yellow Sea

North Korea: The Risks of War in the Yellow Sea INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Full Report - PDF Download here EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Yellow Sea off the Korean peninsula has become

Three New Publications on Consequences of Regime Collapse

MacArthur Foundation working papers on DPRK collapse (Thanks to NkEconwatch) North Korean Contingency and Prospects of China’s Military Intervention (PDF) A Review of the Legacies associated with a Sudden Change

New Academic Papers from the DPRK

Reunification of Korea is a Major Security Issue on the Korean Peninsula: The North Korean Perspective Ma Tong Hui ASIA PAPER, October 2010 Read more The Conclusion of a Peace Treaty is

Bermudez publishes KPA Journal No. 1, Vol. 8

As reported at NKeconwatch:  Joseph Bermudez, military analyst for Jane’s Intelligence Review and author of The Armed Forces of North Korea, has published the ninth issue of his very

A China-North Korea-Myanmar “Axis” in the making?

The suspected North Korea-Myanmar nuclear links are a potential destabilizing factor in India’s immediate neighbourhood. Even as the international community is battling to find ways and means to

U.S. Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula

As tensions on the Korean peninsula rise after an international investigation found that North Korea was responsible for the sinking of a South Korean warship, a Council on

Bermudez publishes KPA Journal, Vol. 1, No.4

Joseph Bermudez, military analyst for Jane’s Intelligence Review and author of The Armed Forces of North Korea, has published the fourth issue of his very fascinating

The Prospects for Denuclearisation in North Korea

The following is the final dissertation from a 'Non Proliferation & International Security' MA at Kings College London.  Whilst it was written in August 2009 a lot of