NCNK's new report examines how the strategies individual market participants adopt to succeed in a difficult economic environment in North Korea may be slowly reshaping social relations, creating the beginnings of a public sphere and the building blocks of civil society ... | Read More

This NCNK Special Report looks at the details of the U.S. and UN sanctions regimes targeting North Korea, how these sanctions have worked in practice, and their policy and humanitarian implications ... | Read More

A compilation of recent analysis and publications from NCNK Members ... | Read More

The National Committee on North Korea (NCNK) is pleased to announce the newest cohort of our membership. ... | Read More

From July to September 2020, NCNK hosted a summer Emerging Scholars roundtable series, featuring the work of rising academic experts and other North Korea specialists in conversation with colleagues and senior experts in the field. ... | Read More

NCNK convened a virtual Members’ Meeting to discuss the situation in North Korea and prospects for U.S.-DPRK engagement, featuring remarks from Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun and several other special guests. ... | Read More

The National Committee on North Korea is pleased to announce and welcome Kelsey Davenport, Randall Spadoni, and Nancy Yuan as the newest members to its recently revamped Advisory Committee. These new Advisory Committee Members bring diverse, new perspectives and backgrounds to the Committee. ... | Read More

NCNK Executive Director Keith Luse reflects on the threat of a nuclear conflict on the Korean Peninsula, both during the Korean War and today. ... | Read More

On May 28, 2020, NCNK held a special webinar featuring Paul K. Lee, Chahee Stanfield Lee, and Katharine H.S. Moon for a discussion on status of Korean-American divided families as well as the outlook and challenges to U.S.-DPRK family reunions. A recording of the webinar in now available. ... | Read More

In an article for 38 North, NCNK Program Manager Daniel Wertz looks at recent North Korean rhetoric about the need to re-centralize control of the economy, and assesses whether the Covid-19 crisis might provide the country's leaders with an opportunity to realize this goal. ... | Read More