Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
N.Korean trade with China down in Q1
Falling trade values could be due to cheaper coal; fertilizer and rice imports also drop
First North Korean SLBM presents wholly novel threat
First submerged test of SLBM reveals sophisticated capabilities, advances in layered nuclear deterrence
Cooperation with Russia: What North Korea expects
Despite increasing talks, uncertainties stand in way of Moscow-Pyongyang partnerships
Political, military events top N. Korean leadership agenda in April
Kim and other elites focused on governing country, military industry, and military & political ceremonies
Chosun Ilbo brings new perspective on North Korean defectors
Despite use of anti-DPRK terms, stories on defectors' lives, economic benefits positive for future unification
Behind the decline in North Korean defections
Kim Jong Un’s regime has applied smarter, not stricter, policies to bring down escapees
N.Korean tankers take long way back to, from China
Long voyages, stretching capacity of North's vessels, indicates possible importance of cargo
Foibles and fears: Why Kim Jong Un cancelled his Russia visit
Speculation of coup risk in Pyongyang or S. Korean president's decision not to attend unrelated
Who takes North Korean citizenship?
In a mostly homogenous country, naturalized citizens constitute special cases
The evolution of North Korea’s ‘inminban’
Neighborhood surveillance among many facets of life changed by markets
