Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). - North Korea Special Collection (http://cns.miis.edu/north_korea/index.htm)
CNS, at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, is the largest NGO in the US devoted exclusively to research and training on nonproliferation issues and strives to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Search on North Korea for information and publications.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (http://www.csis.org)
CSIS, a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers. Search on Korea for publications.
Civil Network for a Peaceful Korea (CNPK) / 평화네트워크 (http://www.peacekorea.org/english/)
Web site of an organization working for peaceful reunificaton of Korea through monitoring of foreign and domestic media and holding conferences on arms reduction and peace. Includes information about CNPK, news, photos, FAQ, seminar and forum information, papers, reports, essays, newspaper articles, and database. In Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English.
Foreign Policy in Focus (http://www.fpif.org/indices/regions/asia.html)
Includes a number of reports dealing with U.S. foreign policy towards North Korea and Korean unification.
Education Center for Unification/ 통일부 통일교육원 (http://www.uniedu.go.kr/)
Provides educational materials on Korean unification, maintained by T'ongil Kyoyukwon, a research affiliated with South Korea’s Ministry of Unification. Database provides reports, policy commentaries, and research papers, with full text, and videos. In Korean.
GlobalSecurity.org. North Korea Military Guide (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/index.html)
Extensive information on North Korean military capabilities, including armed forces, military installations, equipment, aircraft, warships, weaponry and intelligence. Includes background summary on the country, maps, information on agencies, related links, and an archive of news stories on the country's nuclear program. GlobalSecurity.org is focused on innovative approaches to the emerging security challenges of the new millennium.
Information Center on North Korea / 통일부 북한자료센터 (http://unibook.unikorea.go.kr/)
Extensive resource of information on North Korea presented by the Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea. Searchable. In Korean.
Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University / 경남대학교 극동문제 연구소 (http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/default.asp)
This institution, founded in 1972, promotes peace and the unification of Korea through scholarly contributions focusing on the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia. Features Institution information, including its history, mission, educational programs, conferences, and publications. Also, it provides links to home and abroad research institutes and a link to the North Korean Information Center. In Korean and English.
Institute for Peace Affairs / 평화문제연구소 (http://www.ipa.re.kr/)
Presents a perspective of Korean unification through various researches and public information based on materializing of North Korea and unification affairs. The website promotes the objective to promote peace in the world and Northeast Asia.
International Crisis Group (ICG) (http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1)
The International Crisis Group (ICG) opened an office in Seoul, South Korea, in 2004 to provide timely analysis of the regional dynamics affecting multilateral negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program. This homepage Provides an access to CrisisWatch database, Conflict Histories database, and Map database, media and speeches, other resources, and more Search on North Korea or Korean unification. In English, French, Russian, Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic, and others.
Korea Institue for National Unification (KINU) (http://www.kinu.or.kr/eng/)
This semi-governmental website provides studies on issues related to the unification of the Korean peninsula and the formulation of unification policy options for the government of the Republic of Korea. The website assesses South Korean national efforts for peaceful unification and explores appropriate policy options that will contribute to the government unification policy. In English and Korean.
Ministry of Unification (MOU). Republic of Korea / 통일부 (http://www.unikorea.go.kr/english/index.jsp)
Presents information about Korean unification policies and North Korea. Offers general information about the Ministry and includes news, educational materials, dispersed family database, research papers, current issues, historical documents of official meetings, and economic cooperations between the two Koreas. The site also presents a guide to North Korea with information about North Korea's society and culture, including folk songs, photographs of everyday life, and languages as well as links to a wide variety of Web sites. Searchable. In Korean and English.
NTI: North Korea Profile (http://www.nti.org/e%5Fresearch/profiles/NK/index.html)
NTI's mission is to strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use and preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Study produced by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies for NTI provides an overview of North Korea's nuclear program, and information on nuclear, biological and chemical facilities, missiles, and more. In English and Russian.
The National Unification Advisory Council / 민주평화통일자문회의 (http://www.acdpu.go.kr/English/)
Provides recent news about North Korea-South Korea relations. The website aims to contribute to inter-Korean reconciliation and exchanges information that can lay the groundwork for peaceful unification. In Korean and English.
The People’s Korea/ 인민조선 (http://www.korea-np.co.jp/pk/)
General Secretary Kim Jong Il and President Kim Dae Jung Signed the North-South Joint Declaration in Pyongyang from June 13 to 15, 2000. Click on Inter-Korean Relations as well as Historic Agreements for links to reports on and events between the two Koreas. In Korean, Japanese, and English.
Selected Bibliography on Korean Unification (http://www.phy.duke.edu/%7Emyhan/C%5FSBKU.html)
Edited by Ilpyong Kim, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Connecticut and Moo-Young Han, Professor of Physics, Duke University. This bibliography is selected from the English language materials.
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Richard C. Rudolph Est Asian Library (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/eastasian/6572.cfm)
This archival collection was originally collected by the Korea Church Coalition for Peace, Justice, and Reunification in Washington, D.C., from 1975 through early 1990s, and donated to UCLA in the summer of 1995. This collection is housed in the Department of Special Collections, the UCLA Library. It has a detailed finding aid for users to locate materials in this collection.
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