May 01, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

In this year's speech, Kim Jong Un moved away from the past with new slogans and a new vision

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn January 2, 2017
North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing
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North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

Construction in key regions largely complete in November as in-country organizations assess housing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 21, 2016
North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

Construction in key regions largely complete in November as in-country organizations assess housing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 21, 2016
Kim Jong Un’s North Korea: Leadership changes under the new leader

Kim Jong Un’s North Korea: Leadership changes under the new leader

The first five years of Kim Jong Un have seen a range of structural and political changes

Kim Jong Un’s North Korea: Leadership changes under the new leader
Maria Rosaria Coduti
Maria Rosaria Coduti December 16, 2016
What role can Russia play in North Korean denuclearization?

What role can Russia play in North Korean denuclearization?

Poor relations aren't necessarily an obstacle to solving the Pyongyang problem

What role can Russia play in North Korean denuclearization?
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna December 15, 2016
What will Secretary of State Rex Tillerson do about North Korea?
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What will Secretary of State Rex Tillerson do about North Korea?

The ExxonMobil CEO and boy scout leader's position on the DPRK is unclear

What will Secretary of State Rex Tillerson do about North Korea?
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 13, 2016
What would it take for the U.S. and North Korea to agree to a peace treaty?

What would it take for the U.S. and North Korea to agree to a peace treaty?

Ending the decades-long conflict will not be easy - and may take years

What would it take for the U.S. and North Korea to agree to a peace treaty?
Ole Engelhardt December 9, 2016
The View from Jingshan: China reacts to Trump election, Park resignation
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The View from Jingshan: China reacts to Trump election, Park resignation

Observers welcome President-elect Trump's call for a summit with Kim Jong Un

The View from Jingshan: China reacts to Trump election, Park resignation
John Petrushka
John Petrushka December 7, 2016
The impact of the U.S. Treasury’s Air Koryo sanctions designations
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The impact of the U.S. Treasury’s Air Koryo sanctions designations

Short-term impact likely negligible, but potential for major consequences in medium-to-long term

The impact of the U.S. Treasury’s Air Koryo sanctions designations
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 6, 2016
Special relationship: China and “strategic patience”
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Special relationship: China and “strategic patience”

The alliance between the DPRK and its closest ally is not as clear-cut as many believe

Special relationship: China and “strategic patience”
Weiqi Zhang
Weiqi Zhang December 1, 2016