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NKIDP Senior Adviser Mitchell Lerner Publishes in The Diplomat
Apr 23, 2013NKIDP Senior Adviser Mitchell Lerner writes in The Diplomat that "patience, not peemption," is what is needed on the Korean Peninsula.
Database on Inter-Korean Relations
Apr 15, 2013Using fresh and policy-relevant historical data, the Database on Inter-Korean Relations informs and supports current and future efforts to reunify peacefully the Korean Peninsula and achieve reconciliation in post-unification Korea.
North Korea Warned Foreigners During Past Crisis
Apr 09, 2013
North Korea warned foreigners during Pueblo crisis, too
Apr 08, 2013North Korea’s recent warnings to diplomats and foreigners living in Pyongyang that their safety cannot be guaranteed because of the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula are not unprecedented. Documents obtained and translated by the North Korea International Documentation Project (NKIDP) reveal that North Korea has issued similar warnings during past crises in Korea.
North Korea's Brinkmanship in Historical Perspective
Apr 05, 2013A newly assembled collection of documents from the former communist world provides a historical record of North Korea's policies of brinkmanship and military adventurism.
Why the U.S. Should Give Pyongyang Breathing Space
Apr 02, 2013North Korea's provocative behavior may be part of a larger effort to break out of diplomatic isolation and economic dependency on China by pressuring Washington to return to the negotiating table. Commentary co-authored by Jane Harman, Robert Hathaway, and James Person.
Extensive Collection of Declassified Materials Now Accessible, Searchable in New Digital Archive
Mar 28, 2013The Wilson Center today launched a new Digital Archive of declassified official documents from nearly 100 different archives in dozens of different countries that provide fresh, unprecedented insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy.The new website features uniquely powerful new search tools, an intuitive user-interface, and new educational resources such as timelines, analysis from leading experts, and biographies of significant historical figures.
New Documents on the Two Koreas and the Third World
Mar 28, 2013Documents recently obtained and translated by the North Korea International Documentation Project depict in vivid detail the struggle between North Korea and South Korea to gain diplomatic recognition across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
When Stalin Met Mao: Digital Archive Featured in "Foreign Policy"
Mar 27, 2013Sergey Radchenko writes in Foreign Policy on Mao and Stalin’s first awkward meeting and what it tells us about Xi Jinping’s confident trip this week to see Vladimir Putin.
NKIDP welcomes Korea Foundation Junior Scholar Jung Joo Kwon
Feb 21, 2013NKIDP welcomes Korea Foundation Junior Scholar Jung Joo Kwon to the Wilson Center