The Atlantic Amsterdam, a Chinese platform that was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing in the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ), arrived at a commercial shipyard in China last week. READ MORE

CSIS Korea Chair is producing a three-part series on examining the Strategic Value of China to Korea, why traditional equities... READ MORE

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each episode, join the people who know the most about North Korea for an... READ MORE

CSIS Beyond Parallel has documented China’s construction and deployment of maritime structures—including two large aquaculture platforms (e.g., Shen Lan 1,... READ MORE

North Korea has built two Choe Hyon-class guided missile destroyers (DDGHM), the largest battleship developed by the regime in 2025.... READ MORE

The war in Ukraine has precipitated a renewed relationship between Russia and North Korea. Driven by Russia's need for ammunition... READ MORE

The CSIS Korea Chair conducts independent research relevant to North Korea and human rights. READ MORE

The CSIS Beyond Parallel database offers a unique collection of datasets on North Korean provocations, U.S.-ROK military exercises, diplomacy, trade,... READ MORE

Image maps are specially produced geographic reference maps which utilize satellite imagery and Beyond Parallel’s imagery analysis of North Korea.... READ MORE

Though the subject of speculation by open-source researchers for years, research undertaken by Beyond Parallel has located 15 of an... READ MORE

In this groundbreaking book, the leading scholar and practitioner Victor D. Cha shines a light into the “black box” of North Korea and draws critical lessons for the possible reunification of Korea after many decades... READ MORE

This book offers the most definitive study of North Korea's ballistic missile submarine (SSB), submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), and submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) programs. READ MORE

Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo draw on decades of research to explore the history of modern Korea, from the late nineteenth century, Japanese occupation, and Cold War division to the present day. READ MORE

Since 2016, CSIS has partnered with an organization that has a successful track record of conducting discrete and careful surveys... READ MORE

The growth of markets and gradual changes in the economy are some the most significant developments to occur in North Korea over the last 20 years. An understanding of these fundamental changes is critical for... READ MORE

The debate over how to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program has been raging for nearly 25 years. In this study, CSIS Beyond Parallel collected information on negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea to... READ MORE

High Resolution is a CSIS video series created and produced by the Dracopoulos iDeas Lab and features CSIS experts. The... READ MORE