korean unification studies

I recently had a conversation with a fellow that had worked for the WFP in North Korea. She made an interesting point. Apparently, in North Korea there is a trend in the use of ‘organic’ agriculture in smaller, individual plots – and this was supported by state propaganda! As of yet I haven’t seen any North [...]

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The October edition of KINU Insights has been released. The Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) publication, KINU Insights brings you up to date with issues relating to Korean unification with a fair amount of well informed views. This month’s edition brings views from Jeung Young-Tai a Senior Research Fellow at KINU, Park Hyeong-Jung, Senior [...]

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There is a new Security Council Report Monthly Forecast on North Korea available now. For those that weren’t aware, the Security Council Report is an independent external reporter on the work of the Security Council and its overall performance. According to SCR itself, it is: …an independent not-for-profit organisation in affiliation with Columbia University’s Center on [...]

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There is a new United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Working Paper entitled “Disabling DPRK nuclear facilities” written by David Albright and Paul Brannan. From the working paper: The primary goals of this Working Paper are twofold. First, to establish a definition for the term “disablement” which has only recently achieved widespread usage in the [...]

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If readers of this blog do not already subscribe to the CanKor Report, then I suggest you do so. The CanKor Report is an excellent monthly email subscription resource that both saves time and keeps you well informed. It contains very useful links to expert analysis from a variety of think-tanks and media sources. CanKor [...]

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A new Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) Insight article is now available. The article, by Cho Han-Bum, a Senior Research Fellow at the institute, looks at the implications and prospects of the Second Inter-Korean Summit. The opening lines set the tone of the article: If Kim Jong-Il kept his word of making a visit to Seoul [...]

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The Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) recently released White Paper on Human Rights 2006 is an important read for anyone interested in unification. Sphere: Related Content

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