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Analysis, Opinion & Investigation
North Korea made a big political change by demoting its state security minister
The demotion of Jong Kyong Thaek points to even larger internal changes within DPRK leadership
Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ reveals more about Trump than North Korea
The book is addictive, but misses key historical events in its retelling of what happened between the US and North Korea
Why diplomacy is still the way to go with North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep. 154
Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry discusses his time in the Clinton administration and talks with the DPRK
How overseas labor improves ordinary North Korean lives - NKNews Podcast Ep. 153
Andrei Lankov and Peter Ward discuss the difficulties and opportunities of the North Korean workers living abroad
US intelligence and strategy on North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep. 152
Markus Garlauskas discusses WMDs and why the U.S. and North Korea were closer to war in 2015 than in 2017
Interview with 'The Mole' director Mads Brügger — NKNews Podcast Ep.151
NK News speaks with director Mads Brügger on how 'The Mole' was made, his theories on what happened and the fallout
Missiles galore: North Korea's post-parade prognosis — NKNews Podcast Ep.150
NK News reporters Jeongmin Kim, Colin Zwirko and Min Chao Choy discuss the Oct. 10 military parade in Pyongyang
North Korea's rapidly evolving tech scene — NKNews Podcast Ep.149
Author Jieun Baek and North Korea Tech's Martyn Williams speak with NK News about the state of DPRK technology
Get Behind The Headlines
China put itself in the spotlight with its flurry of new Korean War propaganda
Beijing rewrote history to put itself on center stage, sending warnings to the US and friendly messages to North Korea
How North Korea rebranded its most iconic poet into a Kim-worshipping fanboy
The story of poet Cho Ki Cheon is another example of the DPRK rewriting its cultural icons into propagandic myths
What's going on with Kim Jong Un's close circle of women?
Kim Yo Jong seems estranged, Kim Jong Un's wife is still missing and Hyon Song Wol is shining in the spotlight
What does Chinese President Xi Jinping's Korean War speech mean for the DPRK?
Experts divided about intended audience of speech, but some say solidarity towards DPRK is clear
How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels
Absence of travel opportunities in the DPRK marks one key difference for the North Korea PoE
70 years ago in freezing North Korea, China crushed US hopes of a war victory
Americans would not be spending Christmas in the States as planned, but in Korea fighting the cold and the Communists
Kim Jong Un’s teary-eyed speech shows North Korea is in a dire situation
The North Korean leader’s speech was more than an apology — it was an admission that the worse may have yet to come
North Korea’s new foreign minister may switch tactics after the US elections
The first nine months of Ri Son Gwon’s rule kept up the status quo, but that could change depending on the elections
