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.




Asia and the Pacific

Covering the region from Afghanistan to Australia we consider the economic, political, and military developments and their impact on global geopolitics and security, with the rising dominance of China and the nuclear threat posed by North Korea.

Our experts


James Byrne

RUSI Senior Associate Fellow

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Joe Byrne

Former RUSI Research Fellow

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Jack Crawford

Research Fellow

Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

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Darya Dolzikova​

Research Fellow

Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

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Gary Somerville

Former RUSI Research Fellow

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Fellows


Dr Aaron Arnold

Senior Associate Fellow; Former member of the UN Panel of Experts for DPRK sanctions

Centre for Finance and Security

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Andrea Berger

Associate Fellow

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Dr Stephan Blancke

RUSI Associate Fellow

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Emil Dall

Associate Fellow; Sanctions Lead at FINTRAIL

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Sasha Erskine

Former Research Analyst

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Dr Ashley Hess

Associate Fellow

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Kayla Izenman

Associate Fellow; Former CFCS Research Fellow, RUSI

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Paulina Izewicz

Associate Fellow

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Tom Plant

Senior Associate Fellow

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Dr Samuel Ramani

Associate Fellow; Tutor of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford

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Cristina Varriale

Associate Fellow

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Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG

Senior Associate Fellow

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