May 08, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

U.S. acknowledges North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile

U.S. acknowledges North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile

New missile could provide significant deterrent, propaganda value to Pyongyang

U.S. acknowledges North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile
Kyle Johnson
Kyle Johnson March 25, 2015
North Korean steel production slumps, hindering economy, military

North Korean steel production slumps, hindering economy, military

Number of factors keep North's steel production from operating at or near full potential

North Korean steel production slumps, hindering economy, military
Christopher Rivituso March 25, 2015
North Korean oil tankers change delivery routes
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North Korean oil tankers change delivery routes

Analysis shows tanker fleet more active in March, two tankers sailing very close to South Korea

North Korean oil tankers change delivery routes
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 24, 2015
No one knows North Korea’s GDP

No one knows North Korea’s GDP

Pyongyang remains secretive about even minor data, leaving rest of world to guess

No one knows North Korea’s GDP
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 24, 2015
South Korea faces tough choice on THAAD

South Korea faces tough choice on THAAD

Deployed or not, missile defense system likely to remain a contentious issue

South Korea faces tough choice on THAAD
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi March 24, 2015
Civic vs. Social: How politics holds back Seoul’s North Korean human rights law

Civic vs. Social: How politics holds back Seoul’s North Korean human rights law

Efforts to craft law drags on for a decade, with debate over which rights to prioritize

Civic vs. Social: How politics holds back Seoul’s North Korean human rights law
Subin Kim
Subin Kim March 18, 2015
Just passing through: Sanctioned North Korean vessel uses Japanese port
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Just passing through: Sanctioned North Korean vessel uses Japanese port

In releasing the DPRK flagged ship, Japanese authorities may have broken Japanese law and ignored UN sanctions

Just passing through: Sanctioned North Korean vessel uses Japanese port
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 18, 2015
U.S. military would deploy THAAD to Korea in emergency

U.S. military would deploy THAAD to Korea in emergency

Contingency deployment plan may not replace U.S. desire for long-term deployment

U.S. military would deploy THAAD to Korea in emergency
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi March 17, 2015
Kaesong serves as North Korea’s window into the world

Kaesong serves as North Korea’s window into the world

Region surrounding inter-Korean complex features standards of living rest of the country can only imagine

Kaesong serves as North Korea’s window into the world
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 16, 2015
Bold acts of resistance in North Korea

Bold acts of resistance in North Korea

A few brave stands against Kim regime have been taken, but have ended badly

Bold acts of resistance in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 13, 2015