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Seeing the future: What to expect from North Korea in the new year
The NK News team discusses what it got wrong about 2025 and makes new predictions for 2026
January 8, 2026
What Kim Jong Un sees in the US capture of Nicolás Maduro
NK News’ Shreyas Reddy discusses North Korea’s response and why Kim won’t worry too much about the surprise US strike
January 6, 2026
Yong Ja Hong: How sports and athletics play into North Korean statecraft
North Korea researcher discusses the history of sports in the DPRK and how politics plays a role in its popularity
January 1, 2026
New Year’s in North Korea and a ‘nuclear’ submarine on Christmas Day
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses how Kim Jong Un could lay out his priorities for 2026 on New Year’s Day
December 30, 2025
Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2025
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
December 25, 2025
UN condemns North Korean abuses, POWs in the DPRK and inter-Korean tourism
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses ROK support for UN human rights resolution and plans to send a tourist ship to the DPRK
December 23, 2025
Gabe Segoine: How ‘surfing diplomacy’ made waves in North Korea
Surfing instructor and humanitarian worker discusses his 19 trips to the DPRK and how ‘waves don’t care’ about politics
December 18, 2025
A North Korean’s murder in St. Petersburg, and a homecoming for DPRK troops
NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses an arrest in a 2003 cold case and Kim Jong Un’s condolences for Russian envoy’s death
December 16, 2025
Jane Hardy: An Australian diplomat’s lessons from 30 years with North Korea
Former senior diplomat breaks down how influence — not intelligence alone — shaped Australia’s approach to Pyongyang
December 11, 2025
Death of Russian ambassador to DPRK, forgotten detainees and Halifax Forum
NK News’ Chad O’Carroll discusses the death of Amb. Matsegora, question to Lee Jae-myung and trip to security forum
December 9, 2025
