Korean Peninsula Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily
in English providing information on the Korean Peninsula.
These links complement the following Special
Report: A Comprehensive Resolution of the Korean War.
For a comprehensive list of Institute resources on Korea, see U.S.-ROK Alliance at Fifty and its list of related resources.
Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Weapons
- IAEA
and DPRK
Web site of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with a special
section on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), with
news, statements, a timeline,
agreements (including IAEA Safeguards), reports, resolutions and links
to related material on other web sites.
- Korean
Peninsula: Carnegie Resources
Extensive collection of resources on the Korean Peninsula and the
North Korean nuclear crisis from the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace, including current news, events, publications, reports and links
to related web sites.
- North
Korea Special Collection
Selection of resources from the Center
for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of
International Studies on the North Korean nuclear crisis, including
CNS research reports, archives and databases; photos, and links to
related sites, news sources and the CNS
chemical and biological weapons resources page.
- Nuclear Threat Initiative
(NTI)
Web site of the NTI has several searchable databases from the Center
for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), with Country
Information profiling the weapons of mass destruction of various
countries such as North
Korea and South
Korea. Profiles and overviews of individual countries include
background information on weapons programs, detailed maps, documents,
and related links.
- Nuclear
Weapons Program: North Korea
A discussion of North Korea's nuclear weapons program from the Federation
of American Scientists. Includes links to reports, articles and other
related documents.
 Government Agencies and International
Organizations
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Korean Peninsula Development Energy Organization
(KEDO)
- Korean Peninsula Development
Energy Organization (KEDO)
Web site of the member organization "created in 1995 to advance the
implementation of the Agreed Framework between the United States and
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)." Includes news,
background information on the organization, the light water reactor
project, nuclear safety, and agreements and protocols.
Republic of Korea
- Korea.net: Korean Government
Homepage
A portal web site for South Korean information, with sections on news,
economy, Inter-Korean
Issues, and culture. The section on government
covers the president, the various governmental branches, laws and
regulations, and related sites.
- Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade
The web site includes information on foreign relations, foreign policy,
economy and trade, treaties and international law, etc. It features
news
on Korea and regional
cooperation.
- Ministry of Unification
The web site has news, speeches, publications, and overview
of Inter-Korean cooperation and a database of historical materials
on the South-North
Dialogue.
United Nations
- ReliefWeb:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
ReliefWeb, a project
of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), has the latest news and "humanitarian response
information on current emergencies and countries of concern"
in its section on complex
emergencies, including DPR
Korea. Also includes documents and related links organized by
country, a map
center, and site map and search capability. Within country listing,
related links include background information and topics such as food
and agriculture or economics.
- ReliefWeb:
Republic of Korea: The Latest
ReliefWeb, a project
of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), has the latest news and "humanitarian response
information on current emergencies and countries of concern"
in its section on complex
emergencies. Also includes documents and related links organized
by country,
a map
center, and site map and search capability. Within country listing,
related links include background information and topics such as development
or military
and defence.
- UNHCR: Country
of Origin and Legal Information
The web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) has databases for country of origin and legal information,
documents and reports. Pull-down menus allow selection by country
and/or subject and a specific search engine feature is also provided.
Each country compilation includes links to country reports, legal
documents, news and maps.
United States
- International
Information Programs, U. S. Department of State: East Asia-Pacific
Issues
Web site contains background and regional information reports, links
to U.S. government sites, news sources, international organizations
and other government agencies. Specific features include sections
on U.S.
Policy Toward North Korea and United
States and the Republic of Korea.
- U. S. Department of
State: East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Web site includes country information on various countries in East
Asia, including North
Korea and South Korea.
- U. S. Embassy, Seoul,
South Korea
Web site includes information on current issues, such as U.S.-Republic
of Korea relations and multilateral talks involving North Korea.
- U.S. Forces Korea
Homepage (USFK)
Web site of the U.S. Department of Defense includes information on
South Korea, links to military units, the Korean
War 50th anniversary web site, personnel units, organizations
and other related web sites.
Maps and Guides
- Korea,
North: CIA Factbook
Country information for Iraq covering the geography, people, economy,
government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
- Korea,
South: CIA Factbook
Country information for Iraq covering the geography, people, economy,
government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
- Korea Maps
Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the
University of Texas at Austin for North and South Korea. These maps were produced by the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency or other sources and include country,
city, regional, thematic, historical maps and links to other sites
for maps of North and South Korea.
- ReliefWeb:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Regional maps of mergency situations in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), including maps detailing food distribution
and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA) operations.
- ReliefWeb:
Republic of Korea
Regional maps of mergency situations in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Media and News Sources
- BBC
News | World | Asia-Pacific
The latest news from the region covers the Korean Peninsula, featuring
a timeline
of the North Korea nuclear crisis, video and audio files, and related
links. Also includes country profiles for North
Korea and South
Korea.
- Korean News
News from the Korean Central News Agency of the DPRK (Democratic People's
Republic of Korea) in English and Korean.
- One World.Net:
Full coverage: East Asia
Extensive database of news and analysis on East Asia, including North
Korea and South
Korea, with articles contributed by OneWorld
partners (non-governmental organizations), searchable by keyword, topic, and region with additional
criteria for narrowing the search.
- Policy Forum
Online
The Policy Forum Online, from the Nautilus
Institute for Security and Sustainability, features commentary
and security analyses, is archived from 1997 and is searchable. Examples
from the archive are Ending
the Korean Armistice Agreement: the Legal Issues from March 1997
and Challenges
to Peace on the Korean Peninsula from July 1997. The policy Forum
is open to participants in NAPSNet,
the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network, which features daily
and special
reports on regional security issues.
- UN
News Centre: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Special issue focus web site of the United Nations News Centre contains
material on the Interanational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as it relates
to the DPRK. Also includes reports, press releases, and related new
stories.
- Yahoo!
News Full Coverage: World: North Korea News
Comprehensive list of links to special reports, news stories and sources,
audio/video files, magazine articles, and related web sites.
- Yahoo!
News Full Coverage: World: South Korea News
Comprehensive list of links to special reports, news stories and sources,
audio/video files, magazine articles, and related web sites.
Political Resources
Selected Documents
- Agreed
Framework Between the United States of America and the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (1994) (PDF)
One of several documents on the issue of North Korea and nonproliferation
of nuclear weapons, from the International
Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) web site. (PDF files require Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader™ to view).
- Agreement
of 30 January 1992 between the Government of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the
Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation
of Nuclear Weapons
One of several documents on the issue of North Korea and nonproliferation
of nuclear weapons, from the International
Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) web site.
- Agreement
on Reconciliation, Non-Aggression, and Exchanges and Cooperation Between
South and North Korea (Basic Agreement)
Effective February 19, 1992, this document, also known as the Basic
Agreement, is part of a collection of historical documents on Asia
from the UCLA
Center for East Asian Studies web site.
- Joint
Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
Entry into force on February 19, 1992, this is one of a number of
documents on North Korea and nuclear weapons from the Federation
of American Scientists' web site.
- Korea,
Democratic People's Republic of: Country Report on Human Rights Practices
2002
Extensive report from the U.S. Department of State. Reports for 1993-1999
and later are
also available online.
- Korea,
Republic of: Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2002
Extensive report from the U.S. Department of State. Reports for 1993-1999
and later are
also available online.
- Korean
War Armistice Agreement
Text of the Korean War Armistice Agreement ending the conflict, signed
July 27, 1953, from the Findlaw
web site.
- Review
of United States Policy Toward North Korea: Findings and Recommendations
"Unclassified Report by Dr. William J. Perry, U.S. North Korea Policy
Coordinator and Special Advisor to the President and the Secretary
of State Washington, DC, October 12, 1999." This document resides
on an archived web site for the U.S. Department of State.
- South-North Joint
Declaration
Signed June 15, 2000 by President Kim Dae-jung of the Republic of
Korea and National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong-il of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Part of the U.S. Institute
of Peace Library's Peace Agreements Digital
Collection.
- Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
On the archived web site of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Nonproliferation, this posting contains narrative background information,
the full
text of the treaty signed at Washington, London and Moscow July
1, 1968 and a list
of the signatories.
Updated: May 15 2003
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