April 26, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s popularity, explained

Kim Jong Un’s popularity, explained

Despite purges, third generation of Kim rule maintains approval

Kim Jong Un’s popularity, explained
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 27, 2015
Pointing the world’s largest bomb at North Korea

Pointing the world’s largest bomb at North Korea

The U.S. made bunker busting Massive Ordnance Penetrator developed with N. Korean, Iranian targets in mind

Pointing the world’s largest bomb at North Korea
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi | Leo Byrne September 27, 2015
Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties
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Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties

No longer a junta, Burmese military retains grand ambitions

Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties
Bertil Lintner
Bertil Lintner September 25, 2015
Digital TV recorder showcased at North Korean trade show

Digital TV recorder showcased at North Korean trade show

The device allows North Koreans to record TV, watch it at later times, and classifies KCTV broadcasts

Digital TV recorder showcased at North Korean trade show
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 24, 2015
China can’t solve Seoul’s N. Korea problem

China can’t solve Seoul’s N. Korea problem

Similar effort with the Soviet Union 25 years ago show flaws of circumvention strategy

China can’t solve Seoul’s N. Korea problem
Georgy Toloraya
Georgy Toloraya September 21, 2015
Korean unification(s) – The past and prospects for family reunions

Korean unification(s) – The past and prospects for family reunions

Emotionally charged issue may be a short-lived one given the ages of those separated by North-South divide

Korean unification(s) – The past and prospects for family reunions
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 20, 2015
South Korea’s unification school stokes controversy

South Korea’s unification school stokes controversy

Materials appear caught between cooperation, unification-through-absorption themes

South Korea’s unification school stokes controversy
John Power
John Power September 17, 2015
Chinese food exports to N. Korea continue to fall
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Chinese food exports to N. Korea continue to fall

Analysis of Chinese customs data also shows North a net electricity exporter to its neighbor

Chinese food exports to N. Korea continue to fall
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 16, 2015
N. Korea’s quiet market reforms

N. Korea’s quiet market reforms

Pyongyang continues to carry out small-scale changes, but good luck finding official statements on them

N. Korea’s quiet market reforms
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 14, 2015
Court case reveals Chinpo Shipping’s ties to North Korea
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Court case reveals Chinpo Shipping’s ties to North Korea

Ongoing legal proceedings highlight extent of North Korean involvement with trusted foreign partners

Court case reveals Chinpo Shipping’s ties to North Korea
Jennifer Dodgson
Jennifer Dodgson September 10, 2015