| Annals
of National Security: The Cold Test
|
Seymour M. Hersh's essay on "What
the Administration knew about Pakistan and the North Korean nuclear
program" for The New Yorker (Jan. 27, 2003)
|
| Atomic
Shakedown |
Editorial by Nicholas Eberstadt
of the American Enterprise Institute (Time Asia,
Jan. 19, 2004) |
| Beijing's
North Korean Gambit |
Willy Lam on "growing signs
of a substantial restoration of the traditional "lips-and-teeth" relationship
between the two uneasy allies" in late 2004 (China
Brief, Oct. 28, 2004) |
| Bush
Administration Demands Higher Standard for North Korea than
for Itself
|
Edited transcript of a talk given by Mark
Caprio of Rikkyo University at UCLA Asia Institute (Feb. 14,
2003)
|
| Bush's
Bipolar Disorder and the Looming Failure of Multilateral
Talks With North Korea |
Essay by Peter Hayes in Arms Control
Association's Arms Control Today (October 2003) |
| Bush's
North Korea Policy Still a Shambles |
Analysis by Aidan Foster-Carter
of Leeds University (Asia Times , Nov 26, 2003) |
 Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace: Korean Peninsula
|
A compilation of Carnegie & external
resources, current news, & resources from the U.S., South & North
Korean governments, & other official organizations
|
| Caught
in the Muddle — Round Two of Bush vs. North Korea |
John Feffer's analysis of key problems,
U.S. options, & change in North Korea (Foreign Policy
In Focus policy report, Feb. 2005) |
| The
Choices Program: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons |
Curriculum resource developed by "a
national education program that seeks to engage students
at the secondary level in consideration of international
issues" |
| A
Deadline for Mr. Kim? |
Gordon Chang on how to deal with
North Korea as an emerging nuclear power (International
Assessment and Strategy Center, Oct. 1, 2004) |
| Deadly
Arsenals: Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction -- North Korea
|
History of North Korea's nuclear program,
from Chapter 14 of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
book by Joseph Cirincione
|
| Did
North Korea Cheat? |
Selig S. Harrison's review of the
nuclear threat presented by North Korea (Foreign
Affairs, Jan./Feb. 2005) |
| Diplomatic
Fantasyland: The Illusion of a Negotiated Solution
to the North Korean Nuclear Crisis |
Nicholas Eberstadt's essay (September
23, 2003) on Nautilus Institute's Policy Forum Online,
with readers' responses |
| DPRK
Briefing Book: Agreed Framework |
The Nautilus Institute's compilation
of issue brief, analysis & reference materials |
| DPRK
Briefing Book: Monitoring and Verification |
The Nautilus Institute's compilation
of analysis & reference materials |
| DPRK
Briefing Book: Multilateral Talks |
The Nautilus Institute's compilation
of issue brief, analysis & reference materials |
| DPRK
Briefing Book: Nuclear Weapons |
The Nautilus Institute's compilation
of issue brief, analysis & reference materials |
| Economic
Leverage and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
|
An Institute for International Economics
policy brief by Kimberly Ann Elliott ( April 2003)
|
| Ending
the North Korean Nuclear Crisis |
A Proposal by the Task Force on
U.S. Korea Policy, co-sponsored by the Center for International
Policy and the Center for East Asian Studies of the University
of Chicago (Nov. 2004; PDF format) |
| Hawks
Push Regime Change in North Korea |
Jim Lobe of Inter Press Service
on Bush Administration hardliners pushing for a more
coercive policy towards North Korea (Japan Focus,
Nov. 2004) |
| The
Hermit Nuclear Kingdom |
Nicholas D. Kristof's review of
Bradley K. Martin's Under the Loving Care of the
Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty & Victor
D. Cha and David C. Kang's Nuclear North Korea: A
Debate on Engagement Strategies (The New York
Review of Books, Feb. 10, 2005) |
| How
Dangerous is North Korea?
|
Time Magazine's cover story, with
gallery & graphics (posted Jan. 5, 2003)
|
| How
to Cope with North Korea and Nuclear Weapons: What
Bush Could Have Learned from Lenin, Osgood, and Clinton |
Essay by Walter C. Clemens, Jr.
of Boston University in Journal of East Asian Affairs (Fall/Winter
2003; PDF format) |
| The
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) & North Korea
|
Latest briefings & news stories
|
| Japan
the Spoiler in Northeast Asia |
Zhiqun Zhu's commentary on Japan's
souring relations with China, South Korea & Russia
hindering cooperation in dealing with the North Korean
nuclear crisis (Asia Times, Mar. 23, 2005) |
| Kim
Comes Out: North Korea's Nukes & What They Mean |
Asia Times series of reports &
commentaries on North Korea's admission of possessing
nuclear weapons (Feb. 2005) |
| Kim
Jong-Il's Visit to Beijing: What Does It Mean for the
West? |
Commentary by Willy Lam (China
Brief, Apr 29, 2004) |
| Kim's
Nuclear Gamble |
Companion site to the PBS documentary "Examining
the highly unstable relationship between the U.S. & North
Korea & how it has brought the world to the brink
of a nuclear showdown": streaming video of the program;
synopsis; analyses; who are the North Koreans; chronology;
discussion; teacher's guide; tapes & transcript |
| The Korean
Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)
|
"Promoting Peace and Stability on
the Korean Peninsula and Beyond": created in 1995 to advance
the implementation of the Agreed Framework between the U.S. & North
Korea
|
 Kumho:
North Korea's Nuclear Ghost Town |
Todd
Crowell on the suspended construction of reactors belonging
to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization,
set up to fulfill fulfil the promises made to North Korea
in the 1994 Agreed Framework (Asia Times, Sept. 24, 2005) |
| Making
Sense of the Korean Crisis: An Interview with Gavan
McCormack |
Interview with the author of Target
North Korea: Pushing North Korea to the Brink of Nuclear
Catastrophe (Japan Focus, Feb. 2004) |
| Meeting
the North Korean Nuclear Challenge |
Report of an independent task force
sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations (May 2003;
PDF format) |
| MilitaryWeek.com:
North Korean Nuclear Crisis
|
Compilation of news stories & links
|
| News
Focus: Democratic People's Report of Korea
|
From UN News Centre: Key recent developments;
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); recent news stories
|
| North
Korea |
stopsleeping.com's collection of
links & news stories related to the North Korean
nuclear crisis |
| North
Korea
|
A Guardian Unlimited Weblog special:
links to various sources on the nuclear crisis, inside North
Korea, etc.
|
| North
Korea: A Nuclear Breakthrough
|
Economist Global Agenda on North
Korea's indication of willingness to participate in multilateral
talks: related items from the Economist; country briefings; related
Web sites
|
| North
Korea: A Phased Negotiation Strategy |
International Crisis Group (ICG)
report (Aug. 2003) |
| North
Korea: Background on the Crisis
|
Provided by the Council on Foreign Relations
|
| North
Korea: Documents, News, and Analysis
|
Arms Control Association's collection of
key documents & relevant Arms Control Today articles
|
| North
Korea: Looming Crisis?
|
A BBC news story on the 6-way talks with
North Korea in late August of 2003, with links to relevant stories & general
information related to the nuclear crisis (Aug. 18, 2003)
|
| North
Korea: Nuclear Standoff |
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: news stories;
map; historical view; the demilitarized zone; relations
with the U.S.; nuclear program; North Korea's leaders;
news archive |
| North
Korea: Nuclear Tension
|
A CNN.com Special Report: news reports;
nuclear threat; Two Koreas; features; key figures
|
| North
Korea - Going Nuclear
|
From Time Asia: News stories,
viewpoints, & graphics (Feb 24, 2003)
|
| North
Korea - It IS a Crisis
|
Time Asia cover story on prospects
of a nuclear arms race in Asia with links to related stories
(Feb. 24, 2003)
|
| North
Korea - The Dying State
|
A Time Asia special report
|
| North
Korea and Nuclear Weapons: The Declassified U.S. Record
|
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing
Book No. 87, with 24 documents & selected links
|
| North
Korea is Asking for Too Much in the Nuclear Crisis--Or is It?
|
Anthony DiFilippo's commentary in Foreign
Policy in Focus (Nov. 2002)
|
| North
Korea Special Collection
|
Collection of relevant links by Center
for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International
Studies: general; nuclear; Agreed Framework & KEDO; missile
|
| North
Korea Special Weapons Guide
|
From Federation of American Scientists:
systems; facilities; targets; doctrines; organization; sources & resources
|
| North
Korea's Crisis Behavior, Past and Present: New Light from the
Archives of its Former Allies
|
Report on a workshop convened by the Cold
War International History Project on March 8. 2003
|
| North
Korea's Long, Subtle Game |
Aidan Foster-Carter on the domestic
motivations & foreign reactions to North Korea's
announcement of possessing nuclear weapons & breaking
off talks (Asia Times, Feb. 12, 2005) |
| North
Korea's Nuclear Politics |
Kongdan Oh & Ralph C. Hassig
on North Korea's decision to develop nuclear weapons
(Current History, Sept. 2004; PDF format) |
| North
Korea's Nuclear Program, 2003 |
Survey
by Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen, & Joshua Handler (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mar./Apr. 2003) |
| North
Korea's Nuclear Program, 2005 |
Survey
by Robert S. Norris & Hans M. Kristensen (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 2005) |
| North
Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program
|
Abstract & full text of a Congressional
Research Service Report by Larry A. Niksch (Sept. 2001)
|
| North
Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program
|
Issue Brief for Congress by Larry A. Niksch
of Congressional Research Service (PDF format; updated May 1,
2003)
|
| North
Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program
|
An Asia Society special report (April 24,
2003): commentary/analysis; news; general resources
|
| North
Korea Review |
From Jamestown Foundation: expert
commentary on the crisis, insiders' views on the Pyongyang
regime, the multilateral talks & North Korean drug
trafficking, & a Russian general on Kim Jong Il (Mar.
1, 2004) |
| The
North Korean Conundrum |
Selig S. Harrison's review of 5
recent books on North Korea for a realistic assessment
of the regime & options for dealing with it (The
Nation, June 7, 2004) |
| The
North Korean Nuclear Challenge And American Interests:
Getting The Priorities Right |
Avery Goldstein's essay for the
Foreign Policy Research Institute (Oct. 2003) |
| NPR
: North Korea and the Nuclear Threat
|
Present & past NPR coverage; Web resources;
North Korea Q & A; online discussion
|
| Nuclear
Dominoes: Will North Korea Follow Libya's Lead? |
Essay by Mark Caprio, Rikkyo University
(Japan Focus, Apr. 2004) |
| Nuclear
North: Kim Raises the Stakes |
Time
Asia cover story on Kim Jong Il declaring North Korea a nuclear power, with links
to related stories & timeline of the crisis (Feb. 21, 2005) |
| Nuclear
North Korea
|
Views from 16 sources in Pyongyang, Seoul,
Tokyo, Madrid, London, Chennai, Islamabad, Beijing, Toronto,
Tehran, Brisbane, and Melbourne compiled by World Press Review
|
| Nuclear
North Korea or Regime Change? |
OhmyNews International's interview
with neocon Nicholas Eberstadt on his views on the North
Korean nuclear crisis & China's dilemma (May 25,
2005) |
| Nuclear
Security Crisis in the Korean Peninsula
|
Commentary by Moon J. Pak, Chairman of
Steering Committee of the Korean-American League (KAL) & Chairman
of the US-DPRK Medical Science Exchange Committee (DMEDEX)
|
| On
North Korea, Bush Bites his Tongue |
Nicholas D. Kristof's editorial
on the failed North Korea policy of Bush (New York
Times, Feb. 10, 2005) |
| Pyongyang
Square: Latest News on the Nuclear Issue
|
News summaries, statements, & analyses
|
| Q&A:
David Albright on North Korea |
Interview with president of the
Washington-based Institute for Science and International
Security (Council on Foreign Relations, Aug.
20, 2003; free registration with New York Times required) |
| Q&A:
North Korea Nuclear Talks |
Interview with Michael E. O'Hanlon,
a leading expert on North Korea (Council on Foreign Relations,
Aug. 20, 2003; free registration with New York Times required) |
| Q&A:
Selig Harrison on North Korea |
Interview of the director of the
Asia Program at the Center for International Policy and
a longtime expert on North Korea (Council on Foreign
Relations, May 11, 2004; free registration with New
York Times required) |
| Q&A:
The North Korea Standoff |
From the Council on Foreign Relations
(Jan. 9, 2003; free registration with New York Times required) |
| A
Quietly Growing Nuclear Danger in North Korea |
Nayan Chanda's commentary in YaleGlobal (Jan.
28, 2003) |
| "Regime
Change" Versus "Collapse" in North Korea |
Kim Dae-joong's editorial in Digital
Chosunilbo (Dec. 9, 2004) |
| The
Rise of a New Axis? |
Leonard S. Spector on the possibility
of a Pyongyang-Tehran nuclear alliance (YaleGlobal,
Feb. 11, 2005) |
| Sanctions
Against North Korea or East Asian Security Cooperation? |
Commentary on Japan's options in
dealing with North Korea in Asahi Shimbun by
Kang Sang Jung, Tokyo University (Japan Focus,
Dec. 2004) |
| St.
Thomas University School of Law Diplomacy Monitor:
North Korea |
Diplomatic annoucements, documents & news
related to North Korea |
|
Solving the North Korean Nuclear Puzzle
Prologue
Chapter
3: An Overhead Tour: The Yongbyon Nuclear Site
Epilogue
Appendix
2: Agreed Framework between the United States of America and the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea
Appendix
5: Chronology of Events Related to the U.S.-North Korean Agreed Framework
Appendix
6: Review of United States Policy Toward North Korea: Findings and Recommendations
("Perry Report")
|
Selected sections from Solving
the North Korean Nuclear Puzzle, by David Albright
and Corey Hinderstein of the Institute for Science & International
Security
|
| A
Spiral of Destruction |
Interview of an expert in North
Korea' s military power (Salon.com, March 7, 2003) |
| Strategy
for Solving the North Korean Nuclear Crisis and the
Future of Six-Party Talks: U.S. Policy for 2005 |
Charles L. Pritchard's paper for
Sejong Institute-SAIS Workshop (Nov. 11, 2004) |
| Taiwan
Nukes, North Korean Nukes |
John J. Tkacik, Jr.'s commentary
on "Washington's handling of Taiwan's nuclear weapons
ambitions in the 1970s and 1980s" & implications
for the current North Korean nuclear crisis (China
Brief, Jan. 6, 2004) |
| Target
North Korea: A Review |
Hamish McDonald's review of Gavan
McCormack's Target North Kore: Pushing North Korea
To The Brink Of Nuclear Catastrophe (Sydney
Morning Herald, May 29, 2004) |
| Tensions
with North Korea
|
"Coverage of the communist nation's
decision to refuel a nuclear reactor, & the ensuing diplomatic
showdown," from the Los Angeles Times (free registration
required)
|
| Threats
to Regional Security in Southeast Asia
|
World Press Review interview of Singaporean
Ambassador Mark Hong Tat Soon on the North Korean nuclear crisis & other
issues (Feb. 3, 2003)
|
| Timeline:
North Korea nuclear crisis
|
Compiled by BBC News Online
|
| Two
Panels Debate U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Options
|
Report on UCLA Asia Institute symposium
on "A New Arms Race? The North Korean Nuclear Challenge" (3/7/2003)
|
| U.S.-North
Korea: From Brinkmanship to Dialogue
|
Edward A. Olsen's analysis for the Center
for Contemporary Conflict (CCC) (April 1, 2003)
|
| U.S.
Policy Toward North Korea
|
From U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
International Information Programs
|
| The
United States, North Korea, and the End of the Agreed Framework
|
Jonathan D. Pollack's analysis in The
Naval War College Review (Summer 2003); PDF
version
|
| The
View from Pyongyang: Why North Korea isn't Talking |
Paper by An Song Nam, senior researcher
at the Institute of Disarmament and Peace, Pyongyang,
DPRK (Asia Times, June 11, 2005) |
| 'We
Have Good Intentions Toward N. Korea' |
OhmyNews International's interview
with U.S. diplomat Christopher R. Hill on the languishing
six-party talks & the nuclear issue (May 6, 2005) |
| What
Kind of Terrorism Does North Korea Sponsor?
|
Explainer column by BrendanI.Koerner
(Slate, May 1, 2003)
|
| Why
Has the Bush Team Ignored North Korea? |
Walter C. Clemens, Jr.'s commentary
for Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Sept.-Oct.
2004; PDF format) |
| Wrong
Again |
Bruce Cumings of the University
of Chicago on US policy on North Korea (London Review
of Books, Oct. 31, 2003) |
| Xinhuanet
Special Report: DPRK withdraws from NPT
|
News stories & photos
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