Livelihoods and Peace

Elin Bergner

August 18, 2022

DPRK's Declared COVID-19 Victory and Implications for a Next Nuclear Test

On 10 August 2022, Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over the COVID-19 epidemic at the "National meeting of reviewing the emergency anti-epidemic work", while Kim Yo Jong reiterated previous North Korean claims that the virus had entered the country from South Korea and threatened to wipe out the South...

Rachel Minyoung Lee

July 26, 2022

Rachel Minyoung Lee and Robert Carlin for 38North: Understanding Kim Jong Un's Economic Policymaking: Tourism as an Industry

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee co-authored with Robert Carlin an article for 38 North on the DPRK academic discourse on tourism since Kim Jong Un took power. This piece is part of the second phase of the "Understanding Kim Jong Un's Economic Policymaking" series...

April 14, 2022

"North Korea's Tests Stir Nuclear Debate in South" by France 24

France 24 cited ONN reporting on the expansion of the Punggye-ri nuclear site.

April 11, 2022

"North Korea Appears to Be Rebuilding Tunnels at Closed Nuclear Testing Facility" by Hyemin Son for Radio Free Asia

Radio free Asia cited ONN reporting on the expansion of the Punggye-ri nuclear site.

April 08, 2022

"Restoration Work Continues at North Korean Nuclear Test Site: Report" by Business Standard

Business Standard cited ONN reporting and ONN senior analyst Katsuhisa Furukawa on the expansion of the Punggye-ri nuclear site.

April 08, 2022

"Restoration Work Ongoing at N.Korea's Nuclear Test Site: Report" by Yonhap News Agency

Yonhap News Agency cited ONN reporting and ONN senior analyst Katsuhisa Furukawa on the expansion of the Punggye-ri nuclear site.

March 10, 2022

Katsuhisa Furukawa Interviewed by Bunshun Online: Obtaining Secret Images of North Korea's "Nuclear and Missile Bases", "Increased Production and Underground Fortifications" Steadily Progressing due to the Corona Crisis

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

March 06, 2020

Meet Nuclear Analyst Veronika Bedenko

My semi-scientific background is very helpful in understanding and analysing the technical developments of North Korea's nuclear program and I also bring an understanding of the global non-proliferation context.