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North Korea

Documents, timelines, essays, and more related to the domestic politics, foreign policy, and national security strategy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea.

Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

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The Korean War

The Korean War was a complex and multifaceted event that played a determining role in the evolution of the Cold War in Asia.

Written By

Gregg Brazinsky

The Second Korean War

Beginning in late 1966, a series of small conflicts erupted on the Korean Peninsula for the first time since the Korean War. With the deployment of guerillas into South Korea for the first time since the Korean War, the contentious period of violence became to be known as the “Second Korean War.”

Written By

Mitchell Lerner

Constitution of the DPRK

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has had a number of constitutions since its establishment in 1948

Written By

James E. Hoare

Supreme Peoples’ Assembly

The Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) is the legislative body (parliament) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Written By

James E. Hoare

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Popular Documents

June 27, 1950

Statement by the President, Truman on Korea

Truman's statement on the invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces.

December 27, 1952

Telegram from Stalin to Mao Zedong

Stalin agrees to send ammunitions to Mao in preparation for a US attack.

October 2, 1959

Discussion between N.S. Khrushchev and Mao Zedong

Khrushchev and Mao discuss current political situations in Tibet, India, Indochina and Taiwan.

August 27, 1950

Letter from Filipov [Stalin] to Soviet Ambassador in Prague, conveying message to CSSR leader Klement Gottwald

Stalin lists the reasons for the Soviet withdrawal from and the return to the United Nations Security Council.

March 5, 1949

Notes of the Conversation between Comrade I.V. Stalin and a Governmental Delegation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea headed by Kim Il Sung

Kim Il Sung and Stalin discuss the military and economy in North Korea, Soviet-North Korean relations, and North Korea's relations with other foreign countries.
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