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Jason Bartlett
Jason Bartlett is a contributing author to The Diplomat and a research assistant in the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at CNAS. He tweets @jasonabartlett.
Jason Bartlett is a research assistant for the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). His research focuses on the intersections of sanctions policy and evasion tactics, counterproliferation finance, and cybercrime with regional focus on the Korean Peninsula. He also leads CNAS’ Sanctions by the Numbers series.
Jason holds an MA in Asian Studies from the School of Foreign Service and a Graduate Certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies from Georgetown University, as well as a BS in Spanish and a BA in International Studies from SUNY Oneonta. He also graduated from the Korean Language Institute (KLI) at Yonsei University in South Korea. Jason is a member of the North Korea Cyber Working Group at Harvard’s Belfer Center.
Previously, Jason conducted national security-related research at several think tanks in Washington D.C. and Seoul and provided years of resettlement assistance to North Korean refugees in the United States and South Korea. He is fluent in Korean and proficient in Spanish.

July 27, 2022
Sanctions, Cyber, and Crypto: How Pyongyang Can Exploit the War in Ukraine
By Jason Bartlett

July 18, 2022
Mapping Major Milestones in the Evolution of North Korea’s Cyber Program
By Jason Bartlett

June 28, 2022
Domestic and Global Political Impacts of K-Pop: BoA, BTS, and Beyond
By Jason Bartlett

May 09, 2022
Pyongyang Pays South Korean Citizens in Crypto to Sell Military Secrets
By Jason Bartlett

April 21, 2022
Loyalty for Luxury: How the Kim Family Buys Support From North Korean Elites
By Jason Bartlett

March 25, 2022
How to Strengthen South Korea-US Cooperation on Combatting Cyber-enabled Financial Crime
By Jason Bartlett

February 23, 2022
Understanding the Strengths and Vulnerabilities of North Korean Hackers
By Jason Bartlett

January 26, 2022
South Korea’s Constant Struggle With Digital Sex Crimes
By Jason Bartlett

January 21, 2022
How North Korea Might Exploit New Video Games for Crypto
By Jason Bartlett

January 04, 2022
Another Security Breach at the Inter-Korean Border Reinforces Concerns Over South Korea’s Ability to Protect Itself
By Jason Bartlett

December 22, 2021
What Will North Korean Cybercrime Look Like in 2022?
By Jason Bartlett
