Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
What is marketization and when did it begin in North Korea?
Late '70s reform in foreign trade sector one of the earliest catalysts for marketization
Touring North Korea part 5: Detentions and arrests
Are arrests going up under Kim Jong Un due to greater volume of tourists, or new security policies?
Why South Koreans shouldn’t be surprised by THAAD-crisis with China
"Chinese worries are reasonable, and unlikely to be placated through smiles and assurances"
Chinese defense company opened subsidiary North Korea office in 2011
Beijing Changfeng is foreign business arm of Chinese aerospace and defense company
July leadership activity in N.Korea balanced between economic, military issues
Economics, military affairs, diplomacy on Kim’s agenda after creation of SAC, new title
A Trump presidency and North Korea: Three potential outcomes
Continuation of status quo, or ROK paying more for troops, appear possible outcomes
Touring North Korea part 4: Barriers to growth of the industry
For now the barriers to market expansion are significant, coming on nearly every side imaginable
Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen
Romance in movies and books was strictly prohibited under leadership of Kim Il Sung
Trade with Liaoning near N. Korea generated $1.2 billion so far in 2016
Chinese customs data also shows that North Korea moves more coal by sea than overland
