DPRK
Today’s Balance of Terror Between US, NK More Unstable Than Cold War
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik points out that the balance of terror on the Korean Peninsula is very unstable due to a lack of suitable communication channels and an abundance of bluster.
2022 NEREC-Sejong Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation
On 2-3 August 2022, APLN members Moon Chung-in, Kim Ji-na, Jun Bong-geun, Lee Sang-Hyun, Han Yong-Sup, and Zhao Tong will participate in the 2022 NEREC-Sejong Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation.
North Korea Has Changed – Our Policy Toward It Should Change Too
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik pointed out three critical changes in North Korea and underscored the need to fundamentally reconsider the current approaches to policy on the North.
Pompeo’s Claims that China Obstructed N. Korea’s Denuclearization
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in argues that Mike Pompeo’s provocative claims of Chinese obstructionism hinder U.S.-China cooperation on the North Korea nuclear issue.
Preventing Nuclear Weapons Use in Northeast Asia: What Lessons Can we Learn?
Eva Lisowski looks at possible nuclear use cases in Northeast Asia and lessons learnt, at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons.
Hawks Want You to Think Kim Jong-Un Will Unify Korea by Force – Why That’s Bunk
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik wrote for Hankyoreh regarding how the apocalyptic fears of North Korean nukes tend to translate into a compulsion toward intensifying the alliance with the US.
Weighing South Korea’s Options for Improving Its Missile Defenses
NK NEWS - APLN Policy Fellow Joel Petersson Ivre wrote on Seoul's need for farsighted policy to respond to North Korean weapons threats while also managing ties with China.
Preparing for Peace: Political and Financing Considerations for Cooperative Threat ...
This report proposes a plan to reengage the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) with the international community.
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[Special Report] Political Mobilization For CTR Plus: Lessons Learned From CTR
Dr. Susan Koch writes on political mobilization for a Cooperative Threat Reduction Plus (CTR Plus) initiative with the DPRK.