DPRK

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.

Discouraging Deterrence
Carlos Sorreta highlights the dangers of the revival of the logic behind nuclear deterrence brought about by the war in Ukraine.
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[KOR] North Korea on the ‘Day of the Sun’ -- Possibility of Nuclear Measures or ICBMS
DAUM NEWS - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in writes: there is a high possibility of an armed demonstration by the DPRK on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the 'Day of the Sun.'

Implications of Russia’s war on Ukraine for North Korea’s nuclear program
John Carlson argues that the real lesson from Russia’s war on Ukraine for the DPRK should be the critical importance of diplomacy and engagement to resolve differences.

North Korea's Recent Missile Tests and Activity at Nuclear Test Site
Chung-in Moon, Gabriela Bernal, Markus Garlauskas, and Na Young Lee share their analysis on the implications of North Korea’s recent activities.
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[Special Report] Funding Cooperative Engagement with the DPRK
Brad Babson explores institutional funding arrangements for a Cooperative Threat Reduction Plus program with the DPRK.

South Korea’s Security and Foreign Policy after the War in Ukraine
Eunjung Lim, Associate Professor at the Division of International Studies at Kongju National University, argues that the Russia-Ukraine war makes it more difficult for the new South Korean government ...

Congratulatory Remark by ROK Minister of Unification Lee In-Young
On 17 March 2022, Republic of Korea Minister of Unification Lee In-Young delivered a congratulatory speech at the CTR Plus Conference on mobilising international, political, and financial support for ...