Academic & NGO Access

The same tools governments use.
Priced for researchers and NGOs.

NK PRO provides discounted access for students, postdoctoral researchers, academic fellows, and NGO professionals. Full platform access — same tools, adjusted pricing.

Apply for discounted access

Who qualifies

Academic and NGO applicants both welcome.

Academic

Students, researchers & fellows

→Graduate and postgraduate students at accredited institutions
→Postdoctoral researchers
→Research fellows at think tanks and policy institutes
→Independent researchers with a defined Korean Peninsula or DPRK focus

NGO & Humanitarian

NGO program teams & humanitarian professionals

→NGO program staff working on Korean Peninsula or DPRK issues
→Humanitarian operations teams requiring operational context on North Korea
→UN agency officials with North Korea program responsibilities
→Non-profit researchers and advocacy organizations

What you get

Full platform access. No reduced tier.

KCNA Watch — Full archive

30 years of DPRK state media. Advanced search, keyword frequency charting, custom alerts, TV archive.

Leadership Tracker

Nearly 500 DPRK elite biographies. Appearance records since 1997. Regime hierarchy and succession data.

Document Repository

UN Security Council resolutions, panel of experts reports, and DPRK official documents — searchable and archived.

Sanctions Tracker

Cross-jurisdictional sanctions database: UN, US, EU, UK designations. Companies, individuals, vessels, and more.

NK PRO Aggregator

150+ hand-curated sources covering North Korea — think tanks, academic journals, wire services — tagged and searchable.

Month in Review + Push Alerts

Monthly flagship intelligence product plus real-time breaking alerts. Essential for anyone monitoring DPRK developments.

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Academic, fellow, and NGO applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Institutional affiliation or organizational role required. Applications are reviewed case-by-case — response within 2 business days. Both academic and NGO applicants are welcome to apply.