Editor’s note: The following article is the final entry in a seven-part series about what lies ahead for North Korea in 2024 and beyond, based on a survey of more than 100 experts. The sixth part can be read here.

North Korea will continue to isolate from the outside world over the next five years, turning inward despite ongoing economic decay and worsening humanitarian conditions, according to a new survey of experts by NK News.

The largest number of respondents, some 38.7%, said they believe the DPRK will maintain its isolationist strategy through 2028, as it has since