The conservative People Power Party's candidate Yoon Suk-yeol narrowly won South Korea's presidential election on 9 March 2022 with a final voting count of 48.56% of the electorate. His main opponent, Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung, received 47.83% of the votes. Lee conceded defeat in the early mo...

ONN senior analyst Katsuhisa Furukawa was interviewed by Japanese Bunshun Online on the status DPRK's Yongbyong nuclear complex.

In her interview conducted by Lisa Aziz for LBC Morning News of radio station LBC News on 11 March 2022, ONN Research and Analysis Manager Marcy R. Fowler discussed the need of dialogue to prevent a possible escalation of the conflict.

In her interview for The News at One of BBC Radio Foyle, ONN Research and Analysis Manager Marcy R. Fowler shared details on the spent fuel storage safety concerns at Ukrainian nuclear power plants Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia.

ONN Director Laura Rockwood was interviewed by BBC Radio 4's news show PM.

ONN Director Laura Rockwood was interviewed by Radio FM4 on what can go wrong with nuclear power plants in armed conflicts.

Laura Rockwood was interviewed by BBC World News on the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant under command by Russia.

Laura Rockwood was interviewed by BBC World News on the Russian announcement of nuclear weapons preparations and use.

ONN analyst Xu Tianran was interviewed by NK News to share his thoughts on the recent satellite tests conducted by the DPRK.

ONN analyst Xu Tianran gave an interview to The Korea Herald to share his thoughts on the recent satellite tests conducted by the DPRK.

Although the events that have taken place in Ukraine since the 24th of February would seem to have no direct impacts related to potential nuclear escalation on the Korean Peninsula, the ONN Analyst Team has begun consideration of potential unintended or tertiary impacts, as well as consideration of ...

Except for the fourth nuclear test in 2016, January has traditionally been a calm month in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). However, a total of seven missile tests made January 2022 the busiest calendar month in the country's history of missile testing. The launch of a Hwasong-12 in...

Katsuhisa Furukawa comments on the DPRK's missile and nuclear programmes in the Japanese Seikyo Shimbun newspaper.

State media of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported on 12 January 2022 that the Academy of Defence Science had tested a hypersonic missile on 11 January 2022. This is the first missile launch in which DPRK leader Kim Jong Un has been officially confirmed as having been present s...

The 4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held in Pyongyang from 27 to 31 December 2021. This paper provides a description of the Central Committee and its mandate, key takeaways from the meeting and concluding observations.

ONN Director Laura Rockwood was interviewed in a CNN feature focused on Kim Jong Un's ascent to power, leadership style, nuclear strategy, and how COVID may affect the future of the DPRK and Korean Peninsula.