April 24, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joshua H. Pollack

Joshua H. Pollack

Joshua Pollack is a senior research associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and editor of the Nonproliferation Review.

Opinion

U.S.-North Korea diplomacy is over for now. What comes next?

After fruitless negotiations, Kim Jong Un is turning back to his weapons scientists in search of additional leverage

Joshua H. PollackJoshua H. PollackDecember 9, 2019
Analysis

The limits of Kim’s patience: will North Korea test another missile soon?

As negotiations continue to stall, the DPRK leader's options appear increasingly limited

Joshua H. PollackJoshua H. PollackMay 31, 2019
Evergreen

Who’s deceiving whom? Open source North Korea under the microscope

NYT coverage of think-tank report risks credibility of open-source research on North Korea

Joshua H. PollackJoshua H. PollackDecember 11, 2018
Analysis

North Korea’s controlled demolition at Punggye-ri: some key points

It is unclear how comprehensively the tunnel complexes were collapsed, though a return to testing remains unlikely

Joshua H. PollackJoshua H. PollackMay 25, 2018
Evergreen

How North Korea makes its missiles

Two reports this week made crucial mistakes about the DPRK's rocket development

Joshua H. PollackJoshua H. PollackAugust 18, 2017