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Workshop Report: Constitutional Design in North and South Korea
May 6, 2021
This report aims to summarize the findings of an NCNK conference convened to consider commonalities and dis-commonalities between the constitutions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and of the Republic of Korea. | READ MORE
Special Report: Market Activities & the Building Blocks of Civil Society in North Korea
February 23, 2021
By: Justin Hastings, Daniel Wertz, and Andrew Yeo
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
Special Report: Potential Sources of Opposition to a U.S. Troop Withdrawal from South Korea
April 10, 2019
By: Larry Niksch
In this NCNK Special Report, Larry Niksch assesses the sources of opposition which would potentially arise if the U.S. were to decide to withdraw troops from South Korea. | READ MORE
A Framework for North Korea Sanctions Relief and Denuclearization
April 9, 2019
By: Daniel Wertz
Chart by NCNK's Daniel Wertz laying out a proposed step-by-step approach to unwinding UN and U.S. sanctions on North Korea in conjunction with steps toward denuclearization. | READ MORE
Workshop Report: Steps Toward a Lasting Peace on the Korean Peninsula
December 13, 2018
By: NCNK, The Elders
Joint conference report summarizing the main points and recommendations stemming from a workshop convened by the National Committee on North Korea and The Elders to discuss the evolving situation concerning North Korea. | READ MORE
Fact Sheet: North Korea's Tuberculosis Epidemic
October 8, 2018
By: NCNK
NCNK Fact Sheet providing details on the scope of the tuberculosis and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic in North Korea, as well as on the impact of sanctions and funding cuts on efforts to address the crisis. | READ MORE
Special Report: North Korea's Shackled Economy
March 23, 2018
By: William Brown
In this NCNK special report, William Brown, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and formerly an intelligence manager at ODNI, provid | READ MORE
Track II Diplomacy with Iran and North Korea: Lessons Learned from Unofficial Talks with Nuclear Outliers
June 6, 2017
By: Daniel Wertz
This report provides a comparative assessment of the role that Track II talks and other forms of people-to-people engagement initiatives have played in addressing the challenges posed by Iran and North Korea. It is informed by the findings of a March 23, 2017 workshop convened by the National Committee on North Korea and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. | READ MORE
Summary of the Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act
April 6, 2017
By: Daniel Wertz
This NCNK summary reviews major provisions of HR 1644, a sanctions bill introduced by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) on March 21, 2017. | READ MORE
North Korea Primer, March 2017
March 6, 2017
By: NCNK
NCNK's Primer provides a concise synopsis of issues relevant for North Korea policy considerations. | READ MORE