May 28, 2025— The CSIS Beyond Parallel team compiled an original database of all North Korean provocations since the Korean War in 1953, beginning with the first provocation documented in 1958. There has been more than 280 instances of provocations, including from missile and nuclear tests, airplane hijackings, bombings, exchange of fire, to infiltration and territorial incursions into South Korea.

October 28, 2024, by Victor Cha— This first appeared as a…

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October 18, 2024, by Robert King— On October 18, 2004, President George W. Bush signed into law the North Korean Human Rights Act. The president’s statement, issued on his signing of the law, said the legislation “provides us with useful new tools to address the deplorable human rights situation in North Korea by focusing our efforts to help both those who flee the regime and those who are trapped inside the country.” The statement emphasized that the legislation was bipartisan and reflected “our unified concern for and commitment to the welfare of the North Korean people.” The legislation that became law specified that promoting human rights for North Korea should be “a key element in future negotiations between the United States, North Korea, and other concerned parties.”

September 24, 2024, by Victor Cha— 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 of division... 2024, Columbia University Press "[The Black Box] calls on privileged insights into North Korea. Peace,…

June 27, 2023, by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo— 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. .. 2023, Yale University Press “Korea gives the answer to the lingering enigma of how two extremely…