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[Global NK Interview] The Significance of U.S. Government’s Appointment of Special Envoy for DPRK Human Rights
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In light of the Biden administration’s recent decision to appoint Julie Turner as the Special Envoy for DPRK Human Rights, EAI invited former Ambassador Robert King to share his past experience in the same position and his assessment of current human rights conditions in North Korea. Ambassador King elaborates on the various responsibilities of the Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, ranging from conducting international diplomacy to leading negotiations on providing humanitarian assistance.
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[Global NK Research Review] Confidence-Building in Inter-Korean Engagement on Nuclear Safety and Energy Development
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North Korea has faced challenges in meeting its energy demands and has struggled with energy shortages for several decades. Addressing the lack of policy discussion on energy engagement with North Korea, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars highlights the need to find potential avenues for future energy cooperation that can reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The authors provide insights into the history and present policy on nuclear energy safety that exist within the discussion of US-ROK-DPRK energy relations. Further, they stress the importance of US-ROK cooperation given that energy infrastructure resilience is high on both countries' presidential agendas.
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[Global NK Special Report] NK Update for January
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In this month's NK Update, Minah Kang of Johns Hopkins University, discusses bolstering ROK-US-Japan trilateral security cooperation in response to growing threats from North Korea, and the US nomination of a Special Envoy for North Korean human rights issues.
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