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December 2020
Let's Talk Turkey: Debating the Deployment of US Nuclear Weapons in Turkey by Matthew Frank
The early morning of May 27, 1960 marked a major turning point in Turkish civil-military relations, as well as the country's history in general. Around 3 a.m., two relatively small groups of junior officers, one in Istanbul and one in Ankara began taking over key government offices and communications hubs, arresting senior government and military officials loyal to the incumbent Democratic Party (DP) government.
November 2020
An Open Question: the Future of the Open Skies Treaty after American Withdrawal by Matthew Frank
On 22 May 2020, the United States formally submitted notice that it would withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, beginning a six-month countdown that will finally end on 22 November 2020 with the US exiting the agreement.
October 2020
It's Time to Talk about American Election Violence by Clayton Besaw
Election violence has grown globally; the potential for election violence in the United States needs to be acknowledged. The insidiousness of election violence, and political violence more broadly, is the ease with which we can accept its normalization.
October 2020
Analysis of Kim Jong Un's Speech on the 75th Anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea by Veronika Bedenko, Clayton Besaw, Jaewoo Shin
2020 marks the year when the DPRK celebrates the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the WPK. This jubilee year coincided with the global COVID-19 pandemic and associated border closings, a decline in the DPRK economy due to sanctions and torrential floods and typhoons in the late summer. During the parade held as part of the celebration of the anniversary, Kim Jong Un addressed the audience in a particularly emotional speech.
October 2020
North Korea's New ICBM and Transport Truck by Melissa Hanham, Matthew Frank, Tianran Xu, Katsuhisa Furukawa
North Korea's military parade in honour of the anniversary of the founding of the Worker' Party of Korea (WPK) is a regular event held every 5 years. The parade held on 10 October 2020 does not indicate increased risk or conflict.
October 2020
Viewbook of DPRK 10 October 2020 Parade by Open Nuclear Network
The main focus of this viewbook is to provide updates on DPRK's ballistic missile systems based on observations from the parade.
September 2020
South Korea's Chief Nuke Negotiator on How Nuclear Talks with the DPRK Could Resume by Jee Abbey Lee
Open Nuclear Network (ONN) is currently in the process of compiling a network of trusted third parties known as the ONN Engagement Network. As former officials from high-level diplomatic and military positions around the globe, they will be provided with data-driven analysis from ONN to utilize in nuclear de-escalation efforts in their respective countries. From South Korea, former Chief Negotiator to Six Party Talks Chun Yung-woo is one of the members.
September 2020
South Korea's Chief Nuke Negotiator on Decoding Pyongyang by Jee Abbey Lee
Open Nuclear Network (ONN) is currently in the process of compiling a network of trusted third parties known as the ONN Engagement Network. As former officials from high-level diplomatic and military positions around the globe, they will be provided with data-driven analysis from ONN to utilize in nuclear de-escalation efforts in their respective countries. From South Korea, former Chief Negotiator to Six Party Talks Ambassador Chun Yung-woo is one of the members.
June 2020
Explainer: Why "Leafleting" to North Korea Ruffles Feathers by Jee Abbey Lee
Throughout the month of June, North Korea has shown increased hostility toward South Korea. Some of these efforts include re-installing loudspeakers along the Demilitarised Zone at one point before removing them, blowing up a joint liaison office in its territory and announcing plans for a massive anti-South Korea leafleting.
May 2020
Nuclear Risk Reduction and COVID-19: What One Existential Threat Can Teach Us about Another by Laura Rockwood, Veronika Bedenko
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, competing international security priorities including arms control, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, are taking a back seat. The delayed response to COVID-19 suggests some troubling analogies to the current state of affairs in the nuclear arena.
