Prospects Surrounding the U.S. Airstrike on Iran and Rumors of North Korea-U.S. Contact | Park, Ihn Hwi | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]

The Significance of the 9th Party Congress: Consolidating the Foundations of Permanent Hostile Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula | Park, Hyeong Jung | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]

Analysis of the Results of North Korea’s 9th Workers’ Party Congress: A Sweeping yet Hollow Display of Achievements and an Emphasis on Hostility Toward South Korea | Cha, Du Hyeogn et al. | The Asan Institute of Policy Studies [Read]

The Asan Security Quarterly Vol.1 Issue 1 "One Year of Trump 2.0" | The Asan Institute of Policy Studies [Read]

What is Changing in USFK? Implications of U.S. Army Modernization and Posture Adjustment in 2026 | Jo, Bee Yun | The Sejong Institute [Read]

The Transition of WT-OPCON: Self-Reliance or Alliance Realignment? Key Issues and Policy Recommendations | Lee, Jeong Kyu | The Sejong Institute [Read]

Evaluation of 2025 North Korea’s Weapon Development Activities and 2026 Forecast | Jo, Jang Won | The Sejong institute [Read]

An Assessment of Changes in the Power Elite at the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea and South Korea's Strategic Response | Cheong, Seong Chang | Sejong Institute [Read]

North Korea's Policy Stance and the Situation on the Korean Peninsula After the 9th Party Congress | Lim, Su Jin | Korea Peace Institute [Read]

The System of Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors in China by North Korean and Chinese Authorities: Organizational Structure, Coordination Mechanisms, and Human Rights Violations | Shin, Dong Hwi et al. | Database Center for North Korea Human Rights [Read]

What North Korea’s Latest Party Congress Signals to the Outside World | Jung, Chang Hyun | East Asia Foundation [Read]

Survey of Experts' Perceptions on the Security Environment on the Korean Peninsula: Focusing on Responses to North Korea's Nuclear Program | Kim, Min Sung et al. | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Korea-Japan Climate·Energy Cooperation and the Possibility of North Korea Becoming an Inclusive Partner | Park, Eun Joo et al. | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Assessment of International Sanctions Regime Against North Korea: Challenges and Policy Directions | Kim, Min Sung et al. | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Analysis of the First Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (2): Defense Sector | Hong, Min | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Analysis of the First Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (5): Foreign Affairs Sector | Lee, Jae Young | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

The 9th Party Congress and the Shift in North Korea’s Military Strategy: From Nuclear Weapons Possession to Operationalization | Kim, Bo Mi | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

Evaluation and Outlook of North Korea’s Foreign Policy as Revealed at the 9th Party Congress | Lee, Sang Geun | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

Analysis of Workes’ Party of Korea Leadership and Power Elite at North Korea’s 9th Party Congress | Kim, In Tae | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

Restoring the Blood Alliance: The Background and Implications of Recent Changes in North Korea-China Relations | Kim, Kyu Beom | Institute for National Security [Read]

An Assessment of Key Points from North Korea’s the 9th Party Congress Core Context and Outlook | Lee, Sang Sook | Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security [Read]

Prospects for the Takaichi Administration’s Security and Defense Policy and Implications for Security on the Korean Peninsula | Cho, Eun Il | Korea Institute for Defense Analysis [Read]

Japan’s North Korea Policy and the Outlook for North Korea-Japan Relations | Cho, Eun Il | Korea Institute for Defense Analysis [Read]

Assessment and Outlook for the “New Five-Year Plan for National Defense Development” at the 9th Party Congress | Shin, Seung Ki and Lee, Sang Kyu | Korea Institute for Defense Analysis [Read]

The Pattern of North Korea’s Hostile Policies toward the South Korea and Our Response Strategy | Son, Hyo Jong | Korea Institute for Defense Analysis [Read]

North Korea’s Perspective on the USFK’s ‘Strategic Flexibility’ | Jeon, Gyeong Ju | Korea Institute for Defense Analysis [Read]

A Military-Geographical Analysis of the Potential Operation of a Uranium Enrichment Facility in Kusong-si of North Korea | Hwang, Jin Tae | Dongguk Institute for the North Korea Studies [Read]

‘Assessment of the 9th Party Congress of North Korea and Outlook on the Current Situation’ Report | Institute for Far Eastern Studies-Association for Review of North Korea Studies Seminar [Read]

Reassessing Kim Ju-Ae as Potential Successor: Difference Between Visual Authority and Institutional Succession | Oh, Gyeong Seob | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

ROK-US Alliance Modernization: Road to USFK’s Incremental Mission Creep | Jo, Bee Yun | Ewha Institute of Unification Studies [Read]

Assessing the Application of General Political Risk Frameworks to Case Studies of Cooperation Projects Involving North Korea | Kim, Si Hyang | Ewha Institute of Unification Studies [Read]

Limits of the UN Sanctions Regime on DPRK and Emergence of the Multinational Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT): Liberal and Realist Analysis | Moon, Jeong A | Ewha Institute of Unification Studies [Read]

The Visualization of Succession Planning to Kim Ju-ae and the Challenges for Settling Down of Fourth-Generation Succession | Park, Won Gon | East Asia Institute [Watch]

The Strategic Implications of U.S.-Iran War and the Limits of U.S.-North Korea Negotiations | Park, Won Gon | East Asia Institute [Watch]

Evaluation and Implications of the Economic and Public Welfare Sectors of the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea | Choi, Eun Ju | The Sejong Institute [Read]

A Study on the Concept of a Peace Economy Zone and Measures to Strengthen Economic and Social Linkages with North Korea| Jung, Yoo Suk et al. | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Analysis of the First Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1): Economic Sector | Choi, Ji Young | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Seeking External Opportunities for North Korea’s Economy: The Implications of the Resumption of Passenger Train Services Between North Korea and China | Yee, Ji Sun | Institute for National Security [Read]

KDI Review of the North Korean Economy, March 2026 | Korea Development Institute [Read]

Economic Sanctions and Private Goods: Focusing on North Korea’s Trade and Finance Elite Coalition | Han, Jee Man et al. | Ewha Institute of Unification Studies [Read]

An Analysis of North Korea’s Land Reclamation Trends and Realities through Satellite Imagery | Kim, Hyuk | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

North Korea’s 9th Party Congress Economic Strategy: Continuity, Change and Implications for South Korea | Lee, Ji Seon | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

Evaluation of North Korea's 9th Party Congress and Inter-Korean Relations | Lee, Ho Ryung | Global NK Zoom & Connect [Read]

Unification is Cure | Jeon, Woo Taek | Korea Peace Institute [Read]

The Status and Challenges of Social Integration Since German Reunification: Implications for Unification Policy in an Era of Political Polarization, as Seen Through a Comparison with the U.S. Case | Hong, Chul Ki et al. | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

2025 Global Survey on Perception of Unification | Lee, Sang Sin et al. | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Analysis of the First Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (3): Inter-Korean Relations Sector | Park, Eun Joo | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

North Korea’s 9th Party Congress: South Korea Policy—The Need to Formalize the Concept of “Two Hostile States” and Continue the Policy of Peaceful Coexistence | Kim, Jong Won | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

The Economic Impact of North Korea’s Troop Deployment to Russia and Export of Military Supplies | Lim, Soo Ho | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

A Legal Analysis of North Korea’s ‘Two-State’ Declaration on the Korean Peninsula | Choi, Cheol Young | Sungkyunkwan University’s the Institute of Legal Studies [Read]

Why Has Inter-Korean Climate Cooperation Failed? | Jung, Won Hee and Kim, Jin Yong | Ewha Institute of Unification Studies [Read]

Reading the Korean Peninsula Through Peace | Soongsil Institute for Peace and Unification [Read]

Analysis of the 9th Party Congress: Social and Cultural Policies | Lim, Su Jin | Institute for National Security Strategy [Read]

The Disability Discourse in North Korean Literature Portraying Persons with Disabilities | Yee, Ji Sun | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Analysis of the First Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (4): Political Sector | Oh, Gyeong Seob | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

Analysis of the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (6): Social and Cultural Sectors | Yee, Ji Sun et al. | Korea Institute for National Unification [Read]

“Comrade Kim Jong Un’s Revolutionary Ideology” and the Rule of the 9th Party Congress | Kim, Sang Bum | The Institute for Far Eastern Studies [Read]

How Much Has the Pandemic Changed Medical Research in North Korea? | Korea University Institute for Health & Social Affairs on Korea Peninsula [Read]

Establishment and Characteristics of the ‘All-People’ Labor Mobilization System as a Collective Labor Norm under North Korean Constitutional and Labor Law | Song, Hyun Wook | Journal UniLaw / Ministry of Justice? [Read]

A Study on the Status and Characteristics of ICT in North Korea's Forestry Sector: A Socio-Technical Systems Theory Perspective | Heo, Sun Hye | The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University [Read]

Satellite Data for Socio-Economic Research on North Korea: Progress and Challenges | Kim, Da Wool | The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University [Read]

Analyzing the Discursive Shift from “Nation” to “State” through North Korean Postage Stamps | Lee, Yang Woo | The Simyeon Institute for North Korean Studies [Read]

A Grounded Theory Approach to Civil-Military Relations in North Korea | Kim, Dong Yub and Lee, Hyo Sin | The Korean Association of North Korean Studies [Read]