Denuclearization
Cooling the Nuclear Hotspot: Advocating a PRC Nuclear Umbrella for North Korea
If China can provide a reliable nuclear umbrella, will “relevant countries” abandon their nuclear plans? On the brink of a third DPRK nuclear test, a Chinese analyst puts forth a solution.
Show Me the Money: Evaluating Jang Song-thaek’s Search for Economic Cooperation in Beijing
Limos, nuclear test scuttlebutt, economic integration, and Kim Jong-un’s role in China-DPRK relations: Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga (Beijing University) breaks down the Jang visit.
Korean Peninsula: Distinguishing Rhetoric from Reality
Roger Cavazos examines what a renewed outbreak of hostilities would actually look like along the arms-clogged waist of the Korean peninsula. Includes link to an extensive illustrated working paper.
Wrapped in a Fog: On the North Korean Constitution and the Ten Principles
Wrapped in a Fog: On the North Korean Constitution and the Ten Principles by Christopher Green There are many oft-cited tales of North Korean foreign policy under the leadership of Kim Jong Il, but one stands out in particular. Not so long after the death of Kim Il Sung, the “Dear Leader” gathered a […]
Trope Deconstruction 101: “Iranian Scientists May Attend N. Korean Nuclear Test”
Trope Deconstruction 101: “Iranian Scientists May Attend N. Korean Nuclear Test” by Adam Cathcart At SinoNK.com, we have previously deconstructed the rumors that a.) North Korea conducted a previously unknown nuclear test in May 2010 and that b.) that alleged test was of an Iranian nuclear weapon. To put it mildly, the former assertion is […]