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July 27, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Evidence of building collapse inconclusive

Evidence of building collapse inconclusive

NK News investigation, in-country sources cast doubts on media reports

Evidence of building collapse inconclusive
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 28, 2016
North Korea propaganda pushes preparations ahead of Congress
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North Korea propaganda pushes preparations ahead of Congress

N.Koreans using graph systems and countdown to keep track of preparations, production for congress

North Korea propaganda pushes preparations ahead of Congress
JH Ahn
JH Ahn April 27, 2016
To ‘get’ Kim Jong Un, Sun Tzu trumps Clausewitz

To ‘get’ Kim Jong Un, Sun Tzu trumps Clausewitz

In order to deal with dictators, one has to understand what motivates them, to be in their head

To ‘get’ Kim Jong Un, Sun Tzu trumps Clausewitz
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy April 27, 2016
Will the U.S. ever ban tourists from North Korea?

Will the U.S. ever ban tourists from North Korea?

Ban would likely attempt to eliminate capital from regime and risks of further arrests

Will the U.S. ever ban tourists from North Korea?
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 27, 2016
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