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Rare video exposes North Korea’s brutal crackdown on teens who watch K-dramas

Rare video exposes North Korea’s brutal crackdown on teens who watch K-dramas

Footage of forced confessions reveals focus on women and youth, along with push to shame family members of accused

Rare video exposes North Korea’s brutal crackdown on teens who watch K-dramas
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North Korean airspace roars to life, driven in part by surge of Russian flights

NK Pro analysis reveals over 350 flights since DPRK eased COVID controls, though Air Koryo operations slow to recover

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North Korea’s new naval base, Seoul’s pro-nuke defense chief and trash balloons

NK News’ Ifang Bremer discusses Kim Jong Un’s latest military inspections and signs of a new missile launcher

Bo Ram Kwon: How cooperation with Russia has emboldened North Korea

Research fellow discusses impact of Ukraine war on US-ROK strategic planning, internal stress on Kim Jong Un and more

North Korea’s foundation day, top diplomat at UN and return of foreign teachers

Chad O’Carroll discusses why the DPRK is holding a concert for Sept. 9 holiday despite canceling related events abroad

Decker Eveleth: Scrutinizing North Korea’s nuclear missiles from the sky

Research analyst shares how open-source intelligence can offer insights into the DPRK that governments cannot

North Korea’s new suicide drones, and Russian students in Pyongyang

NK News’ Anton Sokolin talks Kim Jong Un’s latest weapons inspection, language exchange and food security after floods

Marcel Dirsus: What makes North Korea’s dictatorship unique from others

Political scientist discusses his new book on how tyrants fall and whether Kim Jong Un would ever give up power

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North Korea’s ‘urgent’ new naval base project actually faced decade of delays
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North Korea’s ‘urgent’ new naval base project actually faced decade of delays

Revival of construction on largest naval base on east coast underscores push to revamp navy and deploy new warships

North Korea’s ‘urgent’ new naval base project actually faced decade of delays
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Colin ZwirkoSep 09, 2024
For North Korea, arms sales to Russia are just start of its proliferation plans
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For North Korea, arms sales to Russia are just start of its proliferation plans

Increased DPRK weapons production opens opportunities to find new buyers, a problem the West cannot afford to ignore

For North Korea, arms sales to Russia are just start of its proliferation plans
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Gabriela BernalSep 09, 2024
Why North Korea’s first girl group vanished without a curtain call

Why North Korea’s first girl group vanished without a curtain call

Moranbong Band injected sex appeal to DPRK pop but hasn’t been seen in years, likely due to conservative propaganda turn

Why North Korea’s first girl group vanished without a curtain call
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Joe SmithSep 06, 2024
North Korea denounces ‘provocative’ US-ROK drills as prep for invasion
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North Korea denounces ‘provocative’ US-ROK drills as prep for invasion

An in-depth analysis of responses to UFS and Ssang Yong, homes for farmers, a new envoy to Africa and more

North Korea denounces ‘provocative’ US-ROK drills as prep for invasion
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Seung-Yeon ChungSep 06, 2024
Kim Jong Un is winning the war for young North Koreans’ hearts and minds

Kim Jong Un is winning the war for young North Koreans’ hearts and minds

Data shows perceptions of regime have improved over last decade, underscoring need to increase access to information

Kim Jong Un is winning the war for young North Koreans’ hearts and minds
Major construction underway at factory building North Korea’s biggest missiles
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Major construction underway at factory building North Korea’s biggest missiles

Project at Thaesong Machine Factory may aim to boost ICBM production, as Kim Jong Un upgrades arms factories nationwide

Major construction underway at factory building North Korea’s biggest missiles
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Colin ZwirkoSep 05, 2024
Zero to hero: How North Korean women’s soccer became a juggernaut

Zero to hero: How North Korean women’s soccer became a juggernaut

DPRK national team has achieved success at highest levels of the game, despite starting from nothing in the 1980s

Zero to hero: How North Korean women’s soccer became a juggernaut
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Yong Ja HongSep 05, 2024
Why fears of North Korean ‘provocations’ before US election are likely overblown
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Why fears of North Korean ‘provocations’ before US election are likely overblown

History shows DPRK usually waits to see who wins before taking military action, rather than seeking to influence vote

Why fears of North Korean ‘provocations’ before US election are likely overblown
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Gabriela BernalSep 04, 2024
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