North Korea CRS Reports
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the research branch of the US Congress and the number one information source for congressional staff. The CRS is responsible for maintining updated research publications on numerous policy concerns, and below I will provide updated North Korea-related publications (organized by date):
The North Korean Economy: Leverage and Policy Analysis
August 26, 2008: northkoreaneconomy.pdf
March 4, 2008: dprkeconomy.pdf
North Korean Crime for Profit Activities
August 25, 2008: crimeforprofit.pdf
February 16, 2007: 2007-2-16-crime-for-profit-activities.pdf
US Assistance to North Korea:
July 31, 2008: usassistance.pdf
February 11, 2005: us-assistance-to-north-korea-fact-sheet.pdf
North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
July 10, 2008: terrorismlistremoval.pdf
January 14, 2008: terrorismlistremoval.pdf
North Korea’s Abduction of Japanese Citizens and the Six-Party Talks
March 19, 2008: japaneseabductions.pdf
The Kaesong North-South Industrial Complex
February 14, 2008: kaesongcomplex.pdf
North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat
January 24, 2008: ballisticmisslethreat.pdf
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program
January 21, 2008: nuclearweapons.pdf
October 5, 2006: nuclearprogram.pdf
North Korean Refugees in China
September 26, 2007: refugeesinprc.pdf
North Korean Provocative Actions, 1950-2007
April 20, 2007: 2007-4-20-provocative-actions-1950-2007.pdf
Drug Trafficking and North Korea: Issues for US Policy
January 25, 2007: 2007-1-25-drug-trafficking-and-north-korea-issues-for-us-policy.pdf
North Korea: Economic Sanctions
October 17, 2006: 2006-10-17-north-koreaeconomic-sanctions.pdf
January 24, 2003: northkorea-economicsanctions.pdf
North Korea Counterfeiting US Currency
March 22, 2006: 2006-3-22-north-korea-counterfeiting-us-currency.pdf
Foreign Assistance to North Korea
May 26, 2005: 2005-5-26-foreign-assistance-to-north-korea.pdf
Chronology of Events
January 24, 2005: north-korea-a-chronology-of-evnets.pdf
More CRS reports can be found on the US State Department’s web site here.