North Korea

About North Korea

Our North Korea work consists mostly of analysis by Selig Harrison on a variety of issues, including nuclear disarmament and reunification.

Report to Supporters: Turning Promises Into Policy

By CIP

Jun-04-2012 | Report

Read about the latest research and projects undertaken by CIP's expert staff as they seek to apply pressure to ensure that politicians' promises become actual policy.... Read More »

The Forgotten Bargain Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament

By Selig S. Harrison

Dec-04-2006 | Report

In the debate over how to stop nuclear proliferation, both sides make increasingly untenable assumptions. The advocates of "regime change" in North Korea and Iran underestimate the staying power of the political systems in Pyongyang and Tehran.... Read More »

Nuclear Turning Point North Korea, Iran and Nuclear Disarmament

By Vincent Parascandolo, Lourdes Villanueva, Caitlin Ward

Nov-06-2006 | Conference Report

This report summarizes the findings of a symposium on the topic, “Nuclear Turning Point: Does the Quest for U.S. Nuclear Dominance Undermine Non-Proliferation?,” sponsored by the Center for International Policy and the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) on May 8, 2006.... Read More »

Three Leadership Steps for Peace in Korea

By Charles Knight

Apr-15-2013 | Article

Charles Knight recalls the Cold War era Soviet threat and points out Kim Jong Un's youth and vulnerability and Chinese interests to recommend 3 strategy platforms the Obama administration should use to handle North Korean aggression... Read More »

Playing Nice with North Korea

By Selig S. Harrison

Apr-15-2011 | Article

North Korea can make concessions to a visiting ex-president without losing face. This was dramatically illustrated ... Read More »

A Futile Message to Pyongyang

By Selig S. Harrison

Mar-04-2011 | Article

South Korea's air force has been dropping balloons with leaflets into North Korea describing the struggle to oust ... Read More »

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