North Korea
Our research primarily focuses on North Korean nuclear diplomacy, countering proliferation finance and the sanctions regimes imposed to address proliferation threats, as well as the structure, operations, and evasion tactics of North Korean proliferation networks.
Our experts
James Byrne
Director, Open-Source Intelligence and Analysis
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Joe Byrne
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Emil Dall
Associate Fellow
Darya Dolzikova​
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Sasha Erskine
Research Analyst
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Kayla Izenman
Associate Fellow
Tom Plant
Senior Associate Fellow
Gary Somerville
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Cristina Varriale
Associate Fellow
Related projects
Access related projects and programmes on North Korea
RUSI is part of a consortium utilising novel research methods and advances in remote sensing technologies to analyse North Korea’s WMD capabilities and inform robust policy recommendations.
Exploring non-traditional security issues in North Korea and their impact on Korean Peninsula peace prospects, security and unification.
RUSI’s Project Sandstone is a new effort to systematically analyse and expose North Korean illicit shipping networks.
The Trilateral Nuclear Dialogues convene current and former senior officials and experts from the US, France and the UK to discuss nuclear policy issues.
