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.
Senior Fellow and 38 North Program Director Jenny Town called to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
October 6, 2023
With North Korean efforts to increase the availability of protein sources, this piece looks at the expansion status and challenges.
September 22, 2023
Following Kim Jong Un's visit to Russia, Distinguished Fellow Joel Wit and Dr. Siegfried Hecker discuss changes in Russia-DPRK relations as their nuclear ties deepen
September 21, 2023
Vann Van Diepen reviews six key takeaways from North Korea's rollout of the "tactical nuclear attack submarine" announced on September 8
September 11, 2023
Experts weigh in on the recent U.S.-Japan-ROK summit at Camp David and what it means for Japan, South Korea, and the Indo-Pacific
August 25, 2023
Despite North Korea’s potential in wind and tidal power development and generation, little notable progress has been made
August 14, 2023
Mats Engman and Frida Lampinen highlight a risk management framework that reaches beyond traditional security measures on the Korean Peninsula
July 27, 2023
DPRK defector interviews, state media and satellite imagery point to an uptick in personal solar installations as citizens adopt a "do-it-yourself" attitude
May 12, 2023
