Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
No one knows North Korea’s GDP
Pyongyang remains secretive about even minor data, leaving rest of world to guess
South Korea faces tough choice on THAAD
Deployed or not, missile defense system likely to remain a contentious issue
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
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
U.S. military would deploy THAAD to Korea in emergency
Contingency deployment plan may not replace U.S. desire for long-term deployment
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
Bold acts of resistance in North Korea
A few brave stands against Kim regime have been taken, but have ended badly
Even fashion is authoritarian in North Korea
Fashion on the streets, while showing more diversity, still takes its cues from above
No oil yet in 2015, but North Korea imports more gasoline
The DPRK took advantage of falling global oil prices in January, buying more gasoline and making savings on diesel
Inside North Korean television: The wooden box of wonder
Technology follows global trends but the repetitive, unimaginative programming remains the same
