March 18, 2021

Dear Network Members and Colleagues,

We would like to share with you a new APLN special report by Dr. David Von Hippel, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate, and Dr. Peter Hayes, APLN Research Director and Nautilus Institute Director.

The authors argue that a modified and improved version of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program can be applied to the DPRK. Created by the United States after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to provide financial assistance and technical expertise to secure or eliminate nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD), a program like this for the DPRK after the dismantling of WMD would be followed by additional measures to provide energy consortium, regional micro-gridification, and public health security.

This special report provides an extensive plan on the provision of humanitarian energy efficiency, renewable energy, and micro-grid measures to the DPRK, which are complementary to CTR activities.

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DPRK Nuclear Engagement

While multiple regions of the world pivot toward the Asia-Pacific, the DPRK continues to represent a volatile nuclear flashpoint. Important APLN contributions were made to assess the regime’s capabilities, desires, strategy, and pragmatic steps toward denuclearization, and include the following:

APLN Special Report: Hotline Between Two Koreas: Status, Limitations, and Future Tasks by Chung-in Moon and Seung-Chan Boo
APLN Special Report: The DPRK’s Covid-19 Outbreak and Its Response by Young-jeon Shin
APLN Video Analysis: Will Biden “Build Back Better” Relations with North Korea? by Elaine Natalie
APLN Policy Brief No. 75: Negotiated Settlement through Sanctions Relief- Options for the Korean Peninsula by Thomas Biersteker and David Lanz
APLN Policy Brief No. 74: Proposing a Nuclear Dialogue with North Korea by Bong-geun Jun
APLN- KT Essay Contest: Analysis of Current Stalemate in Negotiations by Jihun Park
APLN- KT Essay Contest: Exploring the Sweet Spot of Nuclear Latency of North Kore a for Effective Denuclearization by Chul-Min Kim
APLN-KT Essay Contest: North Korea and Issue of Denuclearization by Fiona Hye-Min Cho

Network Members’ Activities

Interview with Professor Moon on US-DPRK Relations
On 10 March, APLN Vice-Chair and Professor Chung-in Moon discussed priorities for the United States as it is currently reviewing its North Korea policy. He advised that the US focus on human rights issues can propel the DPRK to reject dialogue, and emphasized the need to resolve the nuclear issue with the DPRK first. He stressed the importance of maintaining strong alliances during the Biden administration. Read more.

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