Korean Peninsula Web Links

Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on the Korean Peninsula. For more USIP resources see the Korean Peninsula page [1].

• Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Weapons [2]
• Government Agencies and International Organizations [3]
• Maps and Guides [4]
• Media and News Sources [5]
• Political Resources [6]
• Selected Documents [7]

These links complement the following Special Report: A Comprehensive Resolution of the Korean War [8]. For a comprehensive list of Institute resources on Korea, see U.S.-ROK Alliance at Fifty [9] and its list of related resources.

Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Weapons

• IAEA and DPRK [10]
  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 [11], agreements (including IAEA Safeguards), reports, resolutions and links to related material on other web sites.
• Korean Peninsula: Carnegie Resources [12]
  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 [13]
  Selection of resources from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) [14] 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 [15] page.
• Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) [16]
  Web site of the NTI has several searchable databases from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), with Country Information [17] profiling the weapons of mass destruction of various countries such as North Korea [18] and South Korea [19]. Profiles and overviews of individual countries include background information on weapons programs, detailed maps, documents, and related links.
• Nuclear Weapons Program: North Korea [20]
  A discussion of North Korea's nuclear weapons program from the Federation of American Scientists. Includes links to reports, articles and other related documents.
  [21]

Government Agencies and International Organizations

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) [22]
  Official web site of the North Korean government, it is produced by the Korean Friendship Association (KFA) and has some information on society, geography and politics.

Korean Peninsula Development Energy Organization (KEDO)

• Korean Peninsula Development Energy Organization (KEDO) [23]
  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 [24]
  A portal web site for South Korean information, with sections on news, economy, Inter-Korean Issues [25], and culture. The section on government [26] covers the president, the various governmental branches, laws and regulations, and related sites.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade [27]
  The web site includes information on foreign relations, foreign policy, economy and trade, treaties and international law, etc. It features news on Korea [28] and regional cooperation [29].
• Ministry of Unification [30]
  The web site has news, speeches, publications, and overview of Inter-Korean cooperation [31] and a database of historical materials on the South-North Dialogue [32].

United Nations

• ReliefWeb: Democratic People's Republic of Korea [33]
  ReliefWeb [34], 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 [35], including DPR Korea [36]. Also includes documents and related links organized by country [37], a map center [38], 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 [39]
  ReliefWeb [34], 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 [35]. Also includes documents and related links organized by country [37], a map center [38], and site map and search capability. Within country listing, related links include background information and topics such as development [40] or military and defence [41].
• UNHCR: Country of Origin and Legal Information [42]
  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 [43]
  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 [43] and United States and the Republic of Korea [43].
• U. S. Department of State: East Asian and Pacific Affairs [44]
  Web site includes country information on various countries in East Asia, including North Korea [45] and South Korea [46].
• U. S. Embassy, Seoul, South Korea [47]
  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) [48]
  Web site of the U.S. Department of Defense includes information on South Korea, links to military units, the Korean War 50th anniversary [49] web site, personnel units, organizations and other related web sites.
  [21]

Maps and Guides

• Korea, North: CIA Factbook [50]
  Country information for Iraq covering the geography, people, economy, government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
• Korea, South: CIA Factbook [50]
  Country information for Iraq covering the geography, people, economy, government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
• Korea Maps [51]
  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 [52]
  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 [52]
  Regional maps of mergency situations in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
  [21]

Media and News Sources

• BBC News | World | Asia-Pacific [53]
  The latest news from the region covers the Korean Peninsula, featuring a timeline [54] of the North Korea nuclear crisis, video and audio files, and related links. Also includes country profiles for North Korea [55] and South Korea [56].
• Korean News [57]
  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 [58]
  Extensive database of news and analysis on East Asia, including North Korea [59] and South Korea [60], with articles contributed by OneWorld [61] partners (non-governmental organizations), searchable by keyword, topic, and region with additional criteria for narrowing the search.
• Policy Forum Online [62]
  The Policy Forum Online, from the Nautilus Institute [63] 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 [64] from March 1997 and Challenges to Peace on the Korean Peninsula [65] from July 1997. The policy Forum is open to participants in NAPSNet [66], the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network, which features daily [67] and special [68] reports on regional security issues.
• UN News Centre: Democratic People's Republic of Korea [69]
  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 [70]
  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 [71]
  Comprehensive list of links to special reports, news stories and sources, audio/video files, magazine articles, and related web sites.
  [21]

Political Resources

• ICL-South Korea Index [72]
  The web site for International Constitutional Law has the text of an 1987 Constitution for South Korea and additional links to related web sites.
• Political Resources on the Net: North Korea [73]
  Links to information on elections, various political parties and organizations, news sources and general resources.
• Political Resources on the Net: South Korea [74]
  Links to information on elections, various political parties and organizations, news sources and general resources.
  [21]

Selected Documents

• Agreed Framework Between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1994) (PDF) [75]
  One of several documents on the issue of North Korea and nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, from the International Atomic Energy Agency's [76] (IAEA) web site. (PDF files require Adobe® Acrobat® Reader [77]™ 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 [78]
  One of several documents on the issue of North Korea and nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, from the International Atomic Energy Agency's [76] (IAEA) web site.
• Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-Aggression, and Exchanges and Cooperation Between South and North Korea (Basic Agreement) [79]
  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 [80] web site.
• Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula [81]
  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' [82] web site.
• Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2002 [83]
  Extensive report from the U.S. Department of State. Reports for 1993-1999 [84] and later [85] are also available online.
• Korea, Republic of: Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2002 [86]
  Extensive report from the U.S. Department of State. Reports for 1993-1999 [84] and later [85] are also available online.
• Korean War Armistice Agreement [87]
  Text of the Korean War Armistice Agreement ending the conflict, signed July 27, 1953, from the Findlaw [88] web site.
• Review of United States Policy Toward North Korea: Findings and Recommendations [89]
  "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 [90]
  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 [91]
  On the archived web site of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Nonproliferation, this posting contains narrative background information, the full text [92] of the treaty signed at Washington, London and Moscow July 1, 1968 and a list [93] of the signatories.

Updated: May 15 2003