May 01, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?

Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?

Information smuggled into North Korea should not just focus on 'positives' of life in U.S. and ROK

Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?
Maximilan Ernst September 1, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws #3: Are inter-Korean agreements dead or alive?
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The DPRK economy and its laws #3: Are inter-Korean agreements dead or alive?

While inter-Korean relations are on ice, important agreements not yet torn up

The DPRK economy and its laws #3: Are inter-Korean agreements dead or alive?
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb August 30, 2016
North Korea’s SLBM test: A Huge step forward
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North Korea’s SLBM test: A Huge step forward

North Korea's ballistic missile programme has developed significantly throughout 2016

North Korea’s SLBM test: A Huge step forward
Tal Inbar
Tal Inbar August 29, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws #2: The Civil Code
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The DPRK economy and its laws #2: The Civil Code

Who owns what in the DPRK? Ownership rights as reflected in the DPRK Civil Code

The DPRK economy and its laws #2: The Civil Code
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb August 26, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws: Understanding the constitution
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The DPRK economy and its laws: Understanding the constitution

Tracing the DPRK’s Economic Reforms through its Constitutional Amendments

The DPRK economy and its laws: Understanding the constitution
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb August 25, 2016
Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea

Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea

Don't read too much into defector diplomat incident: governments don't fall this way

Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea
Christopher Green
Christopher Green August 25, 2016
Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea

Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea

Purge fears, reduced political enthusiasm and concern over national prospects all key factors

Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 24, 2016
The changing face of propaganda in Sinuiju
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The changing face of propaganda in Sinuiju

His grandfather and father remain omnipotent, but Kim Jong Un now features in many slogans

The changing face of propaganda in Sinuiju
NK News
NK News August 23, 2016
North Korea sanctions: We’ve seen nothing yet

North Korea sanctions: We’ve seen nothing yet

Not since Korean War has a Kim faced a foreign adversary willing to risk destruction of the regime

North Korea sanctions: We’ve seen nothing yet
Gordon G. Chang
Gordon G. Chang August 23, 2016
North Korea and the Olympic Games

North Korea and the Olympic Games

North Korea has a complex history with the Olympic Games but performances remain impressive

North Korea and the Olympic Games
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 22, 2016