Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Moon Jae-in’s security and foreign affairs team: the key players

In part two of a series, we examine the South Korean President's picks for the Blue House and the Foreign Ministry
by Dagyum Ji

26 June 2017 Last updated at 05:21

President Moon’s decision to delay full THAAD deployment: a closer look

The Blue House's decision is rooted in both domestic and regional considerations
by Tristan Webb

23 June 2017 Last updated at 05:32

What a North Korean drone crash reveals about the country’s UAVs

Expert says DPRK technology remains rudimentary
by JH Ahn

22 June 2017 Last updated at 08:37

Moon Jae-in’s unification and defense team: who are the new ministers?

In part one of a series, we examine the incoming ministers of South Korea's new government
by Dagyum Ji

21 June 2017 Last updated at 05:22

Following in Kim Dae-jung’s footsteps? Moon’s June 15 speech, in summary

Seoul is ready to engage in unconditional dialogue with Pyongyang, if it is ready
by JH Ahn

16 June 2017 Last updated at 12:33

Analysis 15 June
By Chad O'Carroll and Kevin Search

North Korea’s technology sector: Real change or Potemkin progress?

North Korea’s digital sector has witnessed numerous significant developments in the past five years, with a surprising...

Analysis 13 June
By Chad O'Carroll

Guns, butter, and the Byungjin line in action? Pyongyang in April 2017

In April 2017, between 60-70 foreign journalists visited Pyongyang for a press trip focused around the 105th anniversary...

Lectures and threats: How to read rumors of a North Korea-China breakup

Reports of bellicose lectures in the DPRK's border regions should be taken with a pinch of salt
by Adam Cathcart

11 June 2017 Last updated at 10:14

Analysis 09 June
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In full: All the companies exhibiting at the Pyongyang International Trade Fair 2017

Last month saw the North Korean capital host the 20th annual Pyongyang International Trade Fair, with some 200 companie...

Analysis 09 June
By John Petrushka

The View from Jingshan: China reacts to election of Moon Jae-in

The election of Moon Jae-in as president of South Korea has changed the discourse in China regarding North Korea pending...

Analysis 08 June
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer

North Korea’s latest Scud missile test: A carrier killer?

North Korea's arsenal of ballistic missiles that have been successfully tested expanded once again on the 28th of May, w...

Analysis 07 June
By Kevin Search

In pictures: Foreign and joint ventures at the Pyongyang International Trade Fair 2017

This is the second part of a two-part photo series on the Pyongyang International Trade Fair (PITF) 2017. You can see pa...

Analysis 07 June
By David Von Hippel and Peter Hayes

Going green? N. Korea’s implementation of global climate change agreements

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the DPRK, or “North Korea”) rarely provides direct official information...

Analysis 06 June
By Kevin Search

In pictures: N. Korean companies at the Pyongyang International Trade Fair 2017

This is the first part of a two-part photo series on the Pyongyang International Trade Fair (PITF) 2017. You can see par...

Analysis 06 June
By Tristan Webb

Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before

May 2017 saw Kim Jong Un’s highest proportion of reported appearances at military-related sites of his tenure so far, ...

Analysis 02 June
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer

North Korea’s Pongae-5 anti-air missile: What do we know?

In a month filled with missile tests that are certain to have a profound impact on the strategic balance of the Korean p...

As North Korean oil tankers queue, OFAC designates their supplier

One of North Korea's primary fuel terminals in the Russian Far East owned by now-sanctioned company
by Leo Byrne

02 June 2017 Last updated at 02:10

Reconstruction underway at Pyongyang’s Ministry of People’s Security compound

Building, demolished in April, now being swiftly rebuilt, satellite imagery reveals
by JH Ahn

01 June 2017 Last updated at 11:24

Analysis 31 May
By Tristan Webb

Getting to ‘maximum pressure’: some difficulties ahead?

Update: This article's headline was changed, from "How the UN may cause trouble for Trump's "maximum pressure" policy", ...

Analysis 29 May
By Uzi Rubin

North Korea’s missile program: How far it has come, how far it needs to go

North Korea’s leaders love to splurge on military parades, in which they strive to dazzle the world (and their subject...

Analysis

In part two of a series, we examine the South Korean President's picks for the Blue House and the Foreign Ministry by Dagyum Ji

The Blue House's decision is rooted in both domestic and regional considerations by Tristan Webb

Expert says DPRK technology remains rudimentary by JH Ahn

In part one of a series, we examine the incoming ministers of South Korea's new government by Dagyum Ji

Seoul is ready to engage in unconditional dialogue with Pyongyang, if it is ready by JH Ahn

Analysis 15 June By Chad O'Carroll and Kevin Search

Analysis 13 June By Chad O'Carroll

Reports of bellicose lectures in the DPRK's border regions should be taken with a pinch of salt by Adam Cathcart

Analysis 09 June By

Analysis 09 June By John Petrushka

Analysis 08 June By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer

Analysis 07 June By Kevin Search

Analysis 07 June By David Von Hippel and Peter Hayes

Analysis 06 June By Kevin Search

Analysis 06 June By Tristan Webb

Analysis 02 June By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer

One of North Korea's primary fuel terminals in the Russian Far East owned by now-sanctioned company by Leo Byrne

Building, demolished in April, now being swiftly rebuilt, satellite imagery reveals by JH Ahn

Analysis 31 May By Tristan Webb

Analysis 29 May By Uzi Rubin

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