The North Korea International Documentation Project (NKIDP) is part of the
History and Public Policy Program at the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
It seeks to serve as an informational clearinghouse on
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
for both the scholarly and policy making communities by widely disseminating newly declassified documents on the DPRK from its former communist allies as well as other resources that provide valuable insight into the actions and nature of the North Korean state.
History and details
The North Korea International Documentation Project (NKIDP) has obtained and published documents on the
history of North Korea from archives in the former
Soviet Union
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,
China
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, (East)
Germany
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,
Romania
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,
Albania
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,
Mongolia
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,
Bulgaria
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,
Poland
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,
Hungary
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, the
United States
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, and
South Korea
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.
NKIDP believes that the efforts of contemporary scholars and policymakers are too often hampered by a distinct lack of knowledge about the North Korean leadership and political system.
With no history of diplomatic relations with
Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
and severely limited access to the country’s elite, it is difficult for Western policymakers, journalists, and academics to understand the forces and intentions behind North Korea's enigmatic actions.
In cooperation with the
University of North Korean Studies (Seoul) and an international network of researchers, the NKIDP provides access to both original and translated archival documents on the DPRK, publishes an NKIDP Working Paper series, regularly contributes to the
Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) Bulletin series, and holds frequent conferences and workshops at the Wilson Center
as well as throughout East Asia.
The NKIDP is supported by the
Korea Foundation and other donors.
References
External links
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NKIDP's Modern Korean History PortalNKIDP's Inter-Korean Relations Database">"北, 중국 믿지 않아"<美전문가>– Article features on Yonhap news highlighting the NKIDP coordinator James Person
“80년대말 南인사, 동독거쳐 비밀訪北” 확인– Article on Donga Daily featuring NKIDP documents obtained from E. Germany's STASI archive
Organizations specializing in North Korean issues
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.