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Kim Jong Un’s teary-eyed speech shows North Korea is in a dire situation
The North Korean leader’s speech was more than an apology — it was an admission that the worse may have yet to come
October 22, 2020
Timeline: What Joe Biden has said about North Korea over the last 20 years
The former vice president has advocated for US-DPRK talks, but he doesn’t want a Trumpian “photo op” if elected in 2020
September 29, 2020
Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea
Many see Joe Biden only as “strategic patience.” But if elected, he may take things in an entirely different direction.
September 23, 2020
Why North Korea may be on the brink of another deadly ‘Arduous March’ famine
Sanctions, flooding, COVID-19 and other 2020 conditions look eerily similar to what caused the devastating 1990s famine
September 4, 2020
Pyongyang’s rapidly shrinking expat community: Risks and implications
The loss of embassy and aid workers in the DPRK may lead to dark era of extreme isolation and limited information
August 25, 2020
75 years after liberation, are we slowly coming to terms with a divided Korea?
Calls for a united homeland have become gradually quieter since liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945
August 14, 2020
How the atomic bombing of Hiroshima shaped North Korea’s fears for decades
North Korea sees the United States’ refusal to apologize as a sign that Washington might use nuclear weapons again
August 5, 2020
Friends forever? The China-North Korea defense treaty turns 59
The pact's anniversary means only one year until the two allies' defense commitments are due to be renewed
July 11, 2020
COVID-19 in North Korea: an overview of the current situation
Pyongyang officially claims no infections within its territory, and has taken strict steps to stave off an outbreak
March 26, 2020
“The 3.1 People’s Uprising”: how North Korea sees the March First Movement
DPRK historians assert Kim Il Sung's anti-Japanese guerilla exploits won independence from Japanese colonial rule
February 29, 2020
