Other Publications

Project Sandstone Special Report: Black Gold: Exposing North Korea's Oil Procurement Networks

James Byrne, Joseph Byrne, Lucas Kuo and Lauren Sung

A joint report between Project Sandstone and C4ADS exposes the networks facilitating North Korea's oil-smuggling activities.

Project Sandstone Report 8: Our Man in Malaysia: The Ri Jong Chol Files

James Byrne and Gary Somerville

Using data extracted from some of Ri Jong Chol's electronic devices, this report highlights the scope and scale of North Korea’s networks abroad and their roles in evading sanctions.

A Mentorship Manual for Countering Violent Extremism in Kenya

Tina Wilchen Christensen, Matt Freear and Hadija Suleiman

Forming part of STRIVE II, this manual is intended as a practical guide for those running a mentorship programme for youth at risk of recruitment and radicalisation to violent extremism.

STRIVE II: Lessons Learned

This report introduces the lessons learned from the STRIVE II project, which sought to build on achievements and lessons learned during the STRIVE Horn of Africa project. The report also aims to benefit other practitioners and policymakers.

Project Sandstone Report 7: The Billion-Dollar Border Town: North Korea's Trade Networks in Dandong (Part 1)

James Byrne, Joe Byrne, and Gary Somerville

This report analyses North Korea's trade networks in Dandong and the role these have played in the country's ongoing attempts to evade multilateral and unilateral sanctions regimes.

The Prevention Project: Introduction to the Publication Series

Emily Winterbotham

The Prevention Project is a comprehensive research programme on the effectiveness of countering violent extremism projects.

Revamping Crisis Resilience and Security in the Post-Pandemic World

Elisabeth Braw

Reflections and analysis on the 2020 'Revamping Crisis Resilience and Security in the Post-Pandemic World' conference.

Project Sandstone Report 6: The Phantom Fleet: North Korea’s Smugglers in Chinese Waters

James Byrne, Joe Byrne, and Gary Somerville

A large fleet of North Korean cargo ships continues to deliver coal to China in contravention of UN Security Council resolutions, in what appears to be a large-scale, coordinated effort to evade sanctions imposed on the country over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.

International Cyber Security Capacity Building Conference: Lancaster House, London, 6 September 2019

Sneha Dawda and James Sullivan

An event note on the 2019 International Cyber Security Capacity Building Conference.

Project Sandstone Report 5: Kaohsiung Cowboys: The Taiwanese Network Facilitating North Korea’s Illicit Activities

James Byrne, Joe Byrne and Gary Somerville

This report provides a network analysis of North Korea's oil smuggling networks.