Katsuhisa Furukawa gives his expertise on US-DPRK relations under the next US administration at a major Japanese TV talk show.

On 22 May 2020, the United States formally submitted notice that it would withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, beginning a six-month countdown that will finally end on 22 November 2020 with the US exiting the agreement.

There are six parties involved in conflict around the Korean Peninsula: China, DPRK, Japan, ROK, Russia and the USA. Each party has different perspectives on the history and geopolitical situation in the region, and each party has a role to play in the escalation or de-escalation of conflict. The DP...

Bangladesh's election was just 19 days away when Mohammad Hanif, a local leader of the incumbent Awami League, was killed. Eyewitness accounts painted a grim picture. Hanif was killed by a mob wielding sticks and bladed weapons that supported the rival Bangladesh National Party. By merely attending ...

Following the 2020 parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea where DPRK Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un delivered his congratulatory address to the nation, ONN performed a detailed analysis of his speech. Using qualitative and quantitative methods of text and sent...

2019 marked a series of diplomatic engagements between North Korea and South Korea as well as the USA. Nonetheless, North Korea's 75th Anniversary parade in 2020 showed off an abundance of new military hardware, including a new ICBM.

In an article for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, ONN analyst Xu Tianran focuses on the two important questions regarding the new ICBM the DPRK displayed during its parade: its practicality (survivability) and its payload options.

Measurement is a numbers game. Not just in the values, but also in the process. What do I mean by this? The more measurements that we make, the more confident we can be about our results. The better our known quantities are, the more confident that we can be about our results. And it is in having co...

Melissa Hanham breaks down the new missile technology that North Korea displayed during its Worker's Party Parade on October 10th and what that might mean for DPRK's on-going nuclear capability.

On 10 October 2020, the DPRK celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of its WPK, the ruling party of the DPRK. The DPRK typically holds a military parade every five years. Thus, the most recent parade should not be perceived as an indicator of increased risk or conflict.

This is a viewbook prepared following the DPRK's military parade held on 10 October 2020 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

ONN Analyst Katsuhisa Furukawa provided his expertise on the movie "The Mole" during the Hiruobi Talk Show.

The risk of escalation on the Korean Peninsula is currently at a high point. Open Nuclear Network (ONN) has asked a number of renowned experts to share their views on the current tensions following the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office.

Open Nuclear Network contributor Katsuhisa Furukawa provides insight into Japan's security concerns related to the China's missile programme for Bloomberg.

Melissa Hanham spoke to Bloomberg on how North Korea's Nuclear Program Quietly Advances.

Deputy Director Melissa Hanham pens a piece for the BBC describing what we learned from the 75th Anniversary Parade in North Korea. Her top three takes: North Korea's new strategic weapon is a giant ICBM, its increased payload means more trouble for US ballistic missile defense, and new heavy duty v...