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ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee discussed the possible impacts on the DPRK when re-opening.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee shared her assumptions on DPRK's willingness to return to the negotiating table.

In the newsletter of Stanley Center, ONN's publication coauthored with the Stanley Center on an open source analysis code of ethics framework was highlighted.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee's latest piece for 38 North co-authored with Robert Carlin, continues to examine the DPRK's economic policies under Kim Jong Un. The new article focuses on the DPRK's economic development zones (EDZs).

The DPRK claimed to have tested the country’s first large and high-thrust solid-propellant motor on 15 December 2022 at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground. Judging from the stated thrust of 140 tons of force (tf) and purpose, the motor will likely serve as the first stage of a solid-propellant bal...

ONN Regional Issues Strategist Veronika Bedenko was interviewed for the latest EUNPDC Newsletter on DPRK's recent missile tests and their implications for strategic stability in Northeast Asia.

This paper explores lessons to be learned from the process and framework of the negotiations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with regard to conflict mediation and trust-building, especially during the early stages of negotiation. The findings are based on an analysis of numerous...

ONN analyst Tianran Xu gave comments to Taiwan Plus News on Taiwan's Patriot missile system PAC-3 getting an upgrade.

Onn Regional Issues Manager & Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee was interviewed for a Financial Times article.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee's paper and ONN Engagement Network member Ambassador Chun Yung-woo's comments were featured a recent publication of The Washington Post.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee discussed the leadership prospects of Kim Jong Un's daughter.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee shared her expert take on the first public appearance of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un's daughter.

The DPRK launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 18 November 2022. The reported apogee and top speed of Mach 22 correspond to an ICBM with a ~15,000 km range. This is the DPRK's fifth apparently successful ICBM launch.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee contributed to the article by The Japan Times on Kim Jong Un's daughter's recent public appearance.

ONN senior analyst Katsuhisa Furukawa shared his assumptions on DPRK's Punggye-ri nuclear test site.