April 28, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

What’s behind North Korea’s attempts for dialogue?

What’s behind North Korea’s attempts for dialogue?

Seoul must be ready for Pyongyang's further 'peace offensives' with its own suggestions

What’s behind North Korea’s attempts for dialogue?
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn May 23, 2016
North Korea balances threats with promises at the Seventh Congress

North Korea balances threats with promises at the Seventh Congress

Five-year economic growth plan is only possible based on confidence in national economy

North Korea balances threats with promises at the Seventh Congress
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn May 20, 2016
Should we worry about N.Korea’s SLBMs?
NK PRO

Should we worry about N.Korea’s SLBMs?

North Korea is clearly on the path toward developing a missile fired from a submarine with a nuke

Should we worry about N.Korea’s SLBMs?
Tal Inbar
Tal Inbar May 19, 2016
Should we worry about N.Korea’s SLBMs?

Should we worry about N.Korea’s SLBMs?

North Korea is clearly on the path toward developing a missile fired from a submarine with a nuke

Should we worry about N.Korea’s SLBMs?
Tal Inbar
Tal Inbar May 19, 2016
Wendy Sherman hints at Hillary Clinton’s Korea policy

Wendy Sherman hints at Hillary Clinton’s Korea policy

Sherman may be the next secretary of state and her speech suggests 2017 may be a dangerous year

Wendy Sherman hints at Hillary Clinton’s Korea policy
Tim Beal
Tim Beal May 19, 2016
Sister Act: Kim Jong Un’s younger sibling takes the spotlight

Sister Act: Kim Jong Un’s younger sibling takes the spotlight

Central Committee appointment shows heightened role in Kim Yo Jong’s already up-and-down career

Sister Act: Kim Jong Un’s younger sibling takes the spotlight
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin May 19, 2016
Little to be hopeful of after N.Korea’s Seventh Congress

Little to be hopeful of after N.Korea’s Seventh Congress

Kim Jong Un doubles down, offers little sign his country will be more welcoming for investors

Little to be hopeful of after N.Korea’s Seventh Congress
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy May 18, 2016
New North Korean cargo ship an increasingly rare sight
NK PRO

New North Korean cargo ship an increasingly rare sight

Analysis of North Korea's construction indicates steep decline since the 1980s

New North Korean cargo ship an increasingly rare sight
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 17, 2016
What’s behind S.Korea’s intelligence failures?

What’s behind S.Korea’s intelligence failures?

HUMINT remains indispensable but is often unreliable; politics, incompetence worsen things

What’s behind S.Korea’s intelligence failures?
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy May 16, 2016
Organization of North Korea’s ballistic missiles
NK PRO

Organization of North Korea’s ballistic missiles

DPRK’s Strategic Force an opaque but vital part of the Korean People’s Army

Organization of North Korea’s ballistic missiles
Scott LaFoy
Scott LaFoy May 16, 2016