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ONN Director Andreas Persbo Becomes Part of the International Gender Champions Vienna Hub

ONN Director Andreas Persbo has joined the International Gender Champions Vienna Hub leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.

March 25,2024

Tianran Xu Interviewed by NK News: ''North Korea deploys new warship, sends another to border amid US-ROK drills''

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu gave an interview to NK News discussing DPRK's new warship deployment.

March 13,2024

ONN-VERTIC-CNS Host Innovative Workshop on Forecasting North Korea's Nuclear Futures

February 23,2024

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Elin Bergner

Nikita Degtyarev

September 07, 2022

Assessment of the Impact of June and July 2022 Rainfall and Flooding in the DPRK: Warnings from First Monsoon Season Damage

Between late June and mid-July 2022, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) experienced heavy rainfall and flooding after having suffered severe drought from April through June 2022. The southwestern region - an important agricultural production base for the country - was significantly aff...

September 07, 2022

ONN Report Cited in United Nations Panel of Experts Report to the UN Security Council

In a midterm report to the UN Security Council (UNSC), the Panel of Experts, established pursuant to the UNSC resolution 1874 (2009), cited ONN's analysis of developments at the DPRK's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site in relation to construction work spotted at one of the tunnels at the site.

Rachel Minyoung Lee

September 06, 2022

Rachel Minyoung Lee and Martyn Williams for 38North: What's Up with the Weather in North Korea?

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee's co-authored a piece on the evolution of DPRK weather news with Martyn Williams.

September 05, 2022

Tianran Xu Interviewed by Taiwan Plus News: U.S. Arms Package Adds to Taiwan's Air Defenses

ONN analyst Tianran Xu gave comments to Taiwan Plus News on recent drone activities across the Taiwan Strait and the latest US arms sale.

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...

August 11, 2022

"Kim Jong Un Was 'Seriously Ill' in North Korea Covid Surge" by Jeong-Ho Lee and Shinhye Kang for Bloomberg

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee shared her views of a recent speech by the North Korean leader's sister Kim Yo Jong.

August 02, 2022

"North Korea's Covid Crusade Sheds Light on Kim Jong Un's Propaganda Strategy" by Christian Davies for Financial Times

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee shared her views of North Korea's shifting propaganda strategy with the Financial Times.

Laura Rockwood

August 01, 2022

Laura Rockwood for Korea on Point: Yoon Government's North Korea Policy and Creating a Safe Space for Engagement

On 1 August 2022, Laura Rockwood, now former director of ONN, contributed an article to the Seoul-based Sejong Institute's online journal "Korea on Point" on her views of the new South Korean administration's North Korea policy.

Open Nuclear Network

July 29, 2022

Farewell to ONN's Inaugural Director Laura Rockwood

It is with deep sadness that the ONN Team announces the retirement of its inaugural Director Laura Rockwood effective 1 August.

July 26, 2022

"Talk is growing about Seoul going nuclear. But experts warn of costs involved." by Chad O'Carroll for NK News

ONN Director Laura Rockwood shared her insights with NK News.

July 26, 2022

Open Nuclear Network Celebrates Successful Launch of Inaugural Nuclear Risk Reduction Forum

One Earth Future’s Open Nuclear Network (ONN) recently launched its inaugural “Nuclear Risk Reduction Forum,” bringing together their robust networks of experts to explore the collaboration required to de-escalate conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

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...

Tianran Xu

July 25, 2022

Emerging Capabilities? The Unflown SLBMs of the DPRK

In its October 2020, January 2021 and April 2022 military parades, the DPRK displayed three types of large submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs): the Pukguksong-4ㅅ, the Pukguksong-5ㅅand an unnamed SLBM, respectively. To date, none of these SLBMs have been flight tested and their developmenta...

July 12, 2022

ONN Participated in 23rd World Korea Forum

On 29-30 June, ONN Director Laura Rockwood and ONN Analyst Jaewoo Shin participated in the 23rd World Korea Forum (WKF) co-hosted by the Korea Global Foundation and the University of Hawaii's Center for Korean Studies. This event brought together experts, lawmakers and former officials from Canad...

July 06, 2022

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ONN Director Andreas Persbo Becomes Part of the International Gender Champions Vienna Hub

Tianran Xu Interviewed by NK News: ''North Korea deploys new warship, sends another to border amid US-ROK drills''

ONN-VERTIC-CNS Host Innovative Workshop on Forecasting North Korea's Nuclear Futures

Search ONN News and Events

Assessment of the Impact of June and July 2022 Rainfall and Flooding in the DPRK: Warnings from First Monsoon Season Damage

ONN Report Cited in United Nations Panel of Experts Report to the UN Security Council

Rachel Minyoung Lee and Martyn Williams for 38North: What's Up with the Weather in North Korea?

Tianran Xu Interviewed by Taiwan Plus News: U.S. Arms Package Adds to Taiwan's Air Defenses

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

"Kim Jong Un Was 'Seriously Ill' in North Korea Covid Surge" by Jeong-Ho Lee and Shinhye Kang for Bloomberg

"North Korea's Covid Crusade Sheds Light on Kim Jong Un's Propaganda Strategy" by Christian Davies for Financial Times

Laura Rockwood for Korea on Point: Yoon Government's North Korea Policy and Creating a Safe Space for Engagement

Farewell to ONN's Inaugural Director Laura Rockwood

"Talk is growing about Seoul going nuclear. But experts warn of costs involved." by Chad O'Carroll for NK News

Open Nuclear Network Celebrates Successful Launch of Inaugural Nuclear Risk Reduction Forum

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

Emerging Capabilities? The Unflown SLBMs of the DPRK

ONN Participated in 23rd World Korea Forum

Tianran Xu Interviewed by Taiwan Plus News: Taiwan Has Wrapped up 3 Days of "Mighty Eagle" Helicopter Drills

"N. Korea Seems to be Using Virus Crisis to Strengthen Party Control: Experts" by Chae Yun-hwan from Yonhap News Agency

ONN Took Part in the 7th Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security