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Latest NK Pro analysis related to the DPRK
North Korea and China carry out cross-border construction at oil pipeline
Repairs to the Dandong-Sinuiju pipeline may be underway, or a new pipeline may be taking shape
August 19, 2021
The strange case of the Japanese man who chose to stay in North Korea
Captured decades ago, Takeshi Terakoshi still lives in Pyongyang with his North Korean wife and kids
August 19, 2021
What the US withdrawal from Afghanistan means for North Korea
Pyongyang hardliners may think their idea of reunification is real again, but Korea differs vastly from Afghanistan
August 18, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: DPRK-linked ships move illicit coal to China for ‘humanitarian aid’
UN Panel of Experts investigates possible ‘coal for food’ program as economy, agriculture face crises in North Korea
August 18, 2021
The man that might have saved North Korea and Afghanistan
Aleksandr Puzanov was Moscow’s diplomat in Pyongyang and Kabul as both countries tipped over the precipice
August 17, 2021
Why North Korea won’t abandon its nuclear weapons without a regime change
The current campaign of punitive economic and strategic pressure is necessary as long as Kim Jong Un is in power
August 17, 2021
Kim Jong Un takes 6th extended break from public this year amid national crises
Absence also coincides with the start of US-ROK exercises, which Kim has often answered with missile tests
August 16, 2021
How North Korean diplomatic missions help proliferation and arms trafficking
Embassies and consulates used for WMD procurement have tended to be located in high-tech and less regulated markets
August 13, 2021
Kim Jong Un, in naming a successor, follows a similar precedent to Mao
North Korea's creation of an immediate deputy to leader resembles China's plan to name a successor for ailing Mao Zedong
August 12, 2021
As economy struggles, North Korea invokes self-reliance to inspire workers
Juche is being reemphasized in Kim Jong Un’s North Korea. That’s not a good sign for the North Korean economy
August 12, 2021
