38 North, founded in 2010, is a research program focused on North Korea that investigates how internal and external dynamics are influencing the country’s strategic calculus and shaping the security environment around it, to inform new strategies for addressing this complex geopolitical challenge.
Our work incorporates open-source research, strategic dialogues, network building, and comparative studies to enhance understanding of one of the most difficult intelligence targets. These insights are essential to crafting more effective policies and approaches toward North Korea to help prevent conflict within an economically and politically critical, nuclear-armed region.
In this new report, Martyn Williams examines smartphones, the smartphone market, and wireless networks in North Korea
September 26, 2024
Following his appointment as South Korea’s new defense minister, this profile provides an overview of Kim Yong-hyun’s background and key positions
September 10, 2024
Using GEOINT analysis, this article examines the uptick in activity at North Korea’s Kaesong Industrial Complex
September 4, 2024
South Korea's defense industry growth signifies opportunities for increased security independence, but is unlikely to shake up the country's military partnership with the US
August 19, 2024
38 North is excited to welcome our inaugural 2024-2025 cohort for our Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program. Read more about the fellows below
July 2, 2024
Stimson experts weigh in on the recent Putin-Kim summit and the implications of this partnership for both regional and global security
June 21, 2024
Stimson experts weigh in on the recent China-Japan-South Korea Ninth Trilateral Summit and what it means for Northeast Asia
May 31, 2024
38 North experts detail how a North Korean Internet server’s contents and workflow underscore the growing challenge foreign companies face verifying outsourced work
April 23, 2024
