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Commentary
North Korean Human Rights in the 2018 and 2019 State of the Union Addresses—What a Difference a Year Makes
February 7, 2019 | Robert R. King

Ambassador Robert King analyzes the striking difference between President Trump’s treatment of North Korea’s human rights abuses in his State of the Union Speech in 2018 and in 2019.

Interactive
Making Solid Tracks: North Korea’s Railway Connections with China and Russia
January 7, 2019 | Victor Cha, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Marie DuMond
In Beyond Parallel

Should inter-Korean cooperation result in the re-connection of the railways in North and South Korea, the rail networks of the Korean peninsula could then be integrated into a rail network...


Commentary
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Officials for Human Rights Violations—How Significant?
December 18, 2018 | Robert R. King After a silence of several months on North Korea’s human rights record, the U.S. government is again calling attention to the issue, as Ambassador Robert R. King writes in his commentary.

Interactive
Making Solid Tracks: North and South Korean Railway Cooperation
December 10, 2018 | Victor Cha, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Marie DuMond
In Beyond Parallel

North and South Korea are moving forward with inter-Korean railway cooperation as a key engine for advancing inter-Korean reconciliation and building the infrastructure for eventual unification....


Interactive
Undeclared North Korea: Missile Operating Bases Revealed
November 12, 2018 | Victor Cha, Lisa Collins, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.
In Beyond Parallel

New research undertaken by CSIS's Beyond Parallel has located 13 of an estimated 20 North Korean missile operating bases that are undeclared by the government. The first report focuses on the...


Commentary
Difficulties for Defectors in the Era of Rapprochement with North Korea
November 6, 2018 | Robert R. King

During the last two and a half decades, one of the key North Korean humanitarian and human rights issues has been citizens of the North who choose to leave and flee to China.

Newsletter
Here’s the Real Value in the U.S.-South Korean Alliance
October 31, 2018 This year, the SCM agenda will cover a full complement of challenges, befitting an alliance facing the realities of the 21st century.

Newsletter
Opening Remarks at the JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum 2018: Striving for Peace
October 23, 2018

The CSIS Korea Chair will be featuring a series of Korea Platforms with remarks from the distinguished speakers at the eighth annual JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum.

Critical Questions
The Ledger on the Third Inter-Korean Summit
September 19, 2018 | Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry, Michael J. Green The third inter-Korean summit is taking place the week of eptember 18 to 20 in Pyongyang, North Korea. The two leaders, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea, signed the Pyongyang Joint Declaration on September 19, 2018.

Interactive
North Korean Strategic Fisheries Development Persists in Spite of Sanctions
September 19, 2018 | Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Marie DuMond
In Beyond Parallel

North Korea’s fishing industry occupies a critical role in the nation’s economy and social fabric. Satellite imagery clearly indicates the development of Fishery Station No. 15, a multi-year...


Newsletter
South Korea's Stalling Job Market and Moon's Economic Push
September 18, 2018 | Evan Ramstad

Moon Jae-in’s push to boost the economy has produced a stall in hiring. How long will South Koreans give him to fix it?

Congressional Testimony
North Korea: Peace Talks and Human Rights
September 13, 2018 | Victor Cha

Victor Cha, senior adviser and Korea Chair for CSIS, testifies before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the importance of incorporating human rights into a credible, verifiable deal with North Korea.

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