Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Politics and shortages undercut Russian threat to arm North Korea: Analysis
Experts says Moscow can’t currently afford to retaliate against greater ROK role in Ukraine by providing newest weapons
How North Korea handles nuclear waste: From risky disposal to deals with Taiwan
DPRK’s waste management practices have been criticized as ‘atrocious,’ but Pyongyang has engaged on the issue before
How Kim Jong Un’s fears shape North Korea’s nuclear weapons agenda
DPRK leader claims he needs nukes to defend against US invasion, but his own people are likely a bigger concern
Why Kim Jong Un is shunning visits to his father and grandfather’s shrine
North Korean leader did not pay respects at Kumsusan on Kim Il Sung’s birthday, amid signs he’s downplaying predecessors
How rising North Korea risks drive down South Korean stock prices
A new model for quantifying tensions reveals that not all firms are equally vulnerable when missiles start to fly
How South Korea’s right and left stifle debate on North Korea and Japan
Legal restrictions risk warping discourse and public policy as Seoul takes harder line on DPRK and moves closer to Tokyo
North Korean website appears to block searches for Kim Jong Un’s daughter
DPRK Today also deleted posts about someone with name Ju Ae in sign leadership sees big role for young girl
Leaked US documents raise questions about North Korea’s missile capabilities
Experts highlight DPRK’s technological and logistical limitations, though ambiguity could work in country’s favor
As North Korean missiles soar, the skies around peninsula grow more dangerous
Frequency and diversity of launches put more aircraft at risk, increasing likelihood of disruptions and even catastrophe
With new solid-fuel ICBM, North Korea can launch strike on US faster than ever
Hwasong-18 makes preemption more difficult, diversifying Kim Jong Un’s arsenal of less responsive liquid-fuel missiles
