North Koreans have undergone a substantial shift on the home front in recent years: a new leader, a stabilizing economy and increasing knowledge of the outside world.

In part nine of the NK News specialist opinion survey series, the specialists discuss these recent cultural changes , how content average North Koreans are with the status quo, and the act of defection as a means to promote change.

The experts did not reach a consensus as to which of these developments could be considered the biggest change, but generally did suggest that improved economic conditions, at least relative to the late