North Korea Denuclearization
DPRK represents a volatile nuclear flashpoint. APLN assesses the regime's capabilities, desires and strategy and pragmatic steps towards denuclearization.
The Need for US-China-Russia Cooperation on North Korea
Gabriela Bernal argues that the United States must abandon unrealistic expectations in its dealings with North Korea.
Comparing North Korea’s Nuclear Forces Policy Laws
Jun Bong-geun argues that North Korea is, illegitimately, sending the world a message that its nuclear arsenal is a "fait accompli."
4 Decades of Reckoning with North Korea’s Nuclear Threat – and Counting
Peter Hayes argues that going nuclear will not help South Korea deal with the threat posed by its northern neighbor.
Proliferation Risks on the Korean Peninsula and Strategic Risk reduction in Northeast Asia
The US, Japan, and South Korea must abandon their ‘offer and wait’ policy with regard to North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.
The DPRK Re-Thinks its Relations: Regional Implications of the New Nuclear Doctrine
North Korea's new nuclear weapons policies contain a number of additions that indicate the DPRK is reconsidering its regional role.
The Nuclear Force Policy Law: Implications for DPRK Command and Control
Among the contents of North Korea's new nuclear weapons law, the section on nuclear command and control deserves careful attention.
Lessons from Zaporizhzhia for Inter-Korean Nuclear Security Cooperation
In light of Zaporizhzhia, Joel Petersson Ivre and Elaine Natalie propose an inter-Korean agreement on the protection of nuclear facilities.
(NU-NEA) Birds of a Feather: Thoughts on Pyongyang's Lessons from the War in Ukraine
Professor Alexandre Y. Mansourov discusses the lessons learned from the Ukraine conflict by DPRK leadership.
The Russia-Ukraine War and North Korea: South Korean and Allied Responses
Professor Jina Kim critically reviews established narratives on the influence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the DPRK.
Discouraging Deterrence
Carlos Sorreta highlights the dangers of the revival of the logic behind nuclear deterrence brought about by the war in Ukraine.