North Korea News
Donga Ilbo and Joongang Ilbo publish articles on inter-Korean relations in the 1970s based on NKIDP documents
Nov 08, 2011
Donga Ilbo and Joongang Ilbo published articles on the inter-Korean economic competition in the 1970s based on newly published NKIDP documents. Based on conversations former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung had with his Romanian and Bulgarian counterparts, the articles reveal Kim's mistaken belief that DPRK's economy would never be overtaken by that of the ROK.
HAPP Director Christian Ostermann is featured in the Kyunghyang Shinmun
Oct 28, 2011
On October 24, 2011, Kyunghyang Shinmun, a South Korean newspaper, featured a report on the publication of The Rise and Fall of Détente on the Korean Peninsula, 1970-1974, the newest addition to the History and Public Policy Critical Oral History Conference Series.
Spring NKIDP Internship Opportunities
Oct 20, 2011
The North Korea International Documentation Project is currently accepting internship applications for Spring 2012.
President Lee's State Visit to Washington
Oct 12, 2011
Asia Program Associate Bryce Wakefield comments in the Washington Times on what's at stake during South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's state visit to Washington.
The Cold War in East Asia: 1945-1991 is reviewed in Frontline
Sep 26, 2011
The Cold War in East Asia: 1945-1991 by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa is reviewed in Frontline by A.G. Noorani.
NKIDP intern Charles Kraus is published in the Journal of Cold War Studies
Sep 07, 2011
The Bonds of Brotherhood: New Evidence on Sino–North Korean Exchanges, 1950–1954
Korea Foundation Junior Scholars Program is featured in the Korean-language version of the Economist
Aug 25, 2011
CWIHP welcomes new Public Policy Scholar Shen Zhihua
Jul 18, 2011
CWIHP is pleased to welcome Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Shen Zhihua. His project is entitled "Uncertain Partners: A History of Sino-DPRK Relations, 1949-1992."
Bolstering Global Food Security
Apr 05, 2011
"Reducing vulnerability in developing countries will be one of the most critical factors to ensuring global food security," writes Schuyler Null of the Environmental Change and Security Program.
NKIDP Coordinator James Person was interviewed by the Korean newspaper Focus
Mar 31, 2011
In the interview James Person suggested that based upon his research, Washington's reliance on Beijing to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis is a result of America's failure to understand North Korea.