April 25, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Who works in North Korea’s private sector?

Who works in North Korea’s private sector?

Not everyone in private enterprise gets rich, or even has basic legal protections

Who works in North Korea’s private sector?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 25, 2016
North Korea offers what it doesn’t have

North Korea offers what it doesn’t have

Pyongyang tries to bargain away illegal nuclear weapons program instead of facing responsibility

North Korea offers what it doesn’t have
Bruce Klingner
Bruce Klingner April 25, 2016
Chinese money talks in North Korea

Chinese money talks in North Korea

There is a huge amount of yuan in the North, which Beijing may use this to its advantage one day

Chinese money talks in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy April 25, 2016
The North Korean offer: Why now?

The North Korean offer: Why now?

Deal of no nuke tests for no U.S.-ROK drills even falls short of Leap Day Deal

The North Korean offer: Why now?
Stephan Haggard
Stephan Haggard April 24, 2016
UNSC N.Korea sanctions in plain English
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UNSC N.Korea sanctions in plain English

14,273 words of six UNSC resolutions on North Korea, condensed into just 964

UNSC N.Korea sanctions in plain English
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb April 19, 2016
Visitors to N.Korea revisited: Not all cards are showing?

Visitors to N.Korea revisited: Not all cards are showing?

Resistance is not futile, and some American visitors may not be what they seem

Visitors to N.Korea revisited: Not all cards are showing?
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy April 18, 2016
What good is North Korea’s subway system?

What good is North Korea’s subway system?

Opulent, palatial subway system has few stops, but at least it doubles as a bomb shelter

What good is North Korea’s subway system?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 17, 2016
What the Panama Papers tell us about the North Korean economy

What the Panama Papers tell us about the North Korean economy

Willingness to violate sanctions shows how tempting mining is to potential overseas investors

What the Panama Papers tell us about the North Korean economy
Robert Potter
Robert Potter April 17, 2016
China’s North Korean coal embargo?
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China’s North Korean coal embargo?

China's very specific embargoed trade codes leave room for other kinds of coal and iron

China’s North Korean coal embargo?
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 15, 2016
China’s North Korean coal embargo?

China’s North Korean coal embargo?

China's very specific embargoed trade codes leave room for other kinds of coal and iron

China’s North Korean coal embargo?
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 15, 2016