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Reducing guard posts along the DMZ: what to make of the two Koreas’ plans
Analysis

Reducing guard posts along the DMZ: what to make of the two Koreas’ plans

A retired ROK LTG examines efforts to reduce military tensions along the MDL

Reducing guard posts along the DMZ: what to make of the two Koreas’ plans
Chun In-bumChun In-bum August 28, 2018
Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea
Analysis

Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea

Anti-American posters remain in some museums, ongoing focus on New Years' Speech

Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea
Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor Tertitskiy August 28, 2018
The year without Americans: how the U.S. travel ban changed North Korean tourism
Analysis

The year without Americans: how the U.S. travel ban changed North Korean tourism

State Department yet to decide on extension as ban set to expire this Friday

The year without Americans: how the U.S. travel ban changed North Korean tourism
Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko August 27, 2018
North Korea’s economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states
Analysis

North Korea’s economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states

Precedent suggests institutional change is essential for real development

North Korea’s economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states
Absent calculated risks, U.S.-DPRK diplomacy getting nowhere fast
Analysis

Absent calculated risks, U.S.-DPRK diplomacy getting nowhere fast

Trump's cancellation of Pompeo visit to Pyongyang shows a growing obsession with China trade gambit

Absent calculated risks, U.S.-DPRK diplomacy getting nowhere fast
Stephan HaggardStephan Haggard August 26, 2018
Business as usual for vessels named by PoE for N. Korean coal smuggling
Analysis

Business as usual for vessels named by PoE for N. Korean coal smuggling

Ships continue to exhibit gaps in their location broadcasts, in probable breach of maritime laws

Business as usual for vessels named by PoE for N. Korean coal smuggling
Leo ByrneLeo Byrne August 24, 2018
Six ways Stephen Biegun could make an impact as special representative
Analysis

Six ways Stephen Biegun could make an impact as special representative

The new top U.S. diplomat on North Korea stands to inherit a flexible brief

Six ways Stephen Biegun could make an impact as special representative
Mintaro ObaMintaro Oba August 24, 2018
Satellite imagery reveals ongoing changes at Kaesong Industrial Complex
Analysis

Satellite imagery reveals ongoing changes at Kaesong Industrial Complex

No major facility usage apparent, however, as two Koreas push to open liason office

Satellite imagery reveals ongoing changes at Kaesong Industrial Complex
Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko August 23, 2018
What Kim Jong Un’s decision to skip the Eastern Economic Forum means for Russia
Analysis

What Kim Jong Un’s decision to skip the Eastern Economic Forum means for Russia

That neither Kim or Moon will attend the Vladivostok EFF next month is a major setback for Russia

What Kim Jong Un’s decision to skip the Eastern Economic Forum means for Russia
Anthony V. RinnaAnthony V. Rinna August 21, 2018
Month in review: a new NK Pro feature
Analysis

Month in review: a new NK Pro feature

An analytic look at the main developments of the July 17-August 17 period

Month in review: a new NK Pro feature
Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Robin Brehm August 21, 2018