May 21, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Technology meets human rights at N. Korea hackathon

Technology meets human rights at N. Korea hackathon

‘Hack North Korea’ confronts challenges of cracking North Korea’s information wall

Technology meets human rights at N. Korea hackathon
Doyun Kim
Doyun Kim August 15, 2014
North Korean ship near Mexico impounded without proper insurance
NK PRO

North Korean ship near Mexico impounded without proper insurance

North Korea's Mu Du Bong in uncharted waters as UN and U.S. pass sanctions

North Korean ship near Mexico impounded without proper insurance
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 12, 2014
Heavy emphasis on military activity in July
NK PRO

Heavy emphasis on military activity in July

Pyongyang conducts high volume of military drills, promotes and demotes more officers

Heavy emphasis on military activity in July
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi August 8, 2014
Syria proposes airline allotment agreement with North Korea

Syria proposes airline allotment agreement with North Korea

Syria claims that a proposed agreement between its state airline and North Korea’s will bring numerous economic benefits

Syria proposes airline allotment agreement with North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald August 6, 2014
Christianity in North Korea: Behind state propaganda

Christianity in North Korea: Behind state propaganda

Contrary to propaganda and state-approved churches, Christians are treated as an ideological threat to regime

Christianity in North Korea: Behind state propaganda
Phebe Kim
Phebe Kim August 6, 2014
Cracks in the North Korea – Iran Axis

Cracks in the North Korea – Iran Axis

Elements of dissonance in the rhetoric of the Tehran-Pyongyang partnership

Cracks in the North Korea – Iran Axis
Balazs Szalontai
Balazs Szalontai August 5, 2014
Human rights in North Korea: The Nazi comparison

Human rights in North Korea: The Nazi comparison

Rabbi says use of poison gas, other crimes in North Korean gulags demand a response

Human rights in North Korea: The Nazi comparison
Rob York
Rob York July 31, 2014
Inside the Kim family business: Office 39

Inside the Kim family business: Office 39

Experts believe North Korea’s infamous “slush fund” could be moving away from illicit dealings

Inside the Kim family business: Office 39
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham July 29, 2014
Life in a N. Korean town since the ‘90s famine

Life in a N. Korean town since the ‘90s famine

As national economy evolved, so did industry and social life in the smaller townships

Life in a N. Korean town since the ‘90s famine
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov July 28, 2014
Deploying THAAD on the Korean Peninsula

Deploying THAAD on the Korean Peninsula

Conflicting interests, concerns over bringing new missile defense system to Korea

Deploying THAAD on the Korean Peninsula
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi July 28, 2014