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Gabriela Bernal

Gabriela Bernal

Gabriela Bernal is a former analyst at NK News and NK Pro and a non-resident fellow at the European Centre for North Korean Studies. A freelance writer on Korean affairs, she has a Ph.D. from the University of North Korean Studies and has published work in various media and online outlets.

Analysis

North Korea’s old alliance with Tanzania quietly finds new life

Rising trade revives attention on a relationship shaped by Cold War diplomacy, military ties and sanctions evasion.

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalAugust 31, 2026
Analysis

Why Russia should be part of Trump’s next North Korea strategy

Washington should look beyond Pyongyang and address the Moscow ties driving Kim Jong Un’s new confidence

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalJuly 20, 2026
Analysis

What Seoul can learn from the Balkans about coexistence with North Korea

The Serbia-Kosovo relationship offers lessons on how to strengthen stability even when a conflict remains unresolved

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalJune 17, 2026
Analysis

Where North Korea-Venezuela ties stand after Nicolás Maduro’s downfall

Pyongyang faces diplomatic isolation in Western hemisphere as US targets not just Venezuela but close ally Cuba too

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalJanuary 8, 2026
Analysis

The US has adapted to new nuclear powers before. It can again with North Korea.

Washington’s tacit acceptance of nuclear states when it serves its interests suggests Pyongyang need not be an exception

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalOctober 29, 2025
Analysis

Why North Korea is signaling that it no longer wants UN humanitarian aid

DPRK's defiant assertion of nuclear status underscores Kim Jong Un’s resolve to use the UN to project strength

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalOctober 16, 2025
Analysis

Why Trump’s approach to Iran nuclear talks could reinforce North Korean distrust

DPRK will be closely watching Washington’s tactics, but threats won’t sway a Kim regime in a stronger position than ever

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalMay 22, 2025
Analysis

What Arab Gulf states’ rise as mediators means for future US-North Korea talks

Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar have all served as go-betweens for US, but hurdles stand in way of them doing so with DPRK

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalMay 8, 2025
Analysis

Why there’s still a long road to Trump-Putin cooperation on North Korean nukes

US and Russia still need to replace their own arms control treaty before they can address major differences on DPRK

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalMarch 24, 2025
Analysis

Why North Korean women have little to celebrate this Women’s Day

Crackdowns on outside info and efforts to address low birthrate show how the regime uses women as tools of the state

Gabriela BernalGabriela BernalMarch 7, 2025
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