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ROK military welcomes sharing intel with Japan on North Korean missile launches
Official says cooperation would improve responses, after media report that two sides look to share real-time radar data
January 2, 2023
How the nature of the North Korean regime impacts the effectiveness of sanctions
Autocracies are usually less susceptible to outside pressure but are more likely to acquiesce when sanctioned by an ally
January 2, 2023
Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome
Kim Jong Un’s confrontational stance toward Seoul raises risk of limited inter-Korean conflict in year ahead
January 1, 2023
Kim Jong Un vows to ‘exponentially’ increase nuke production to counter US, ROK
North Korean leader previews ‘new’ ICBM development, spy satellite launch plans in 2023 as major party meeting ends
January 1, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Photos reveal North Korean COVID ‘isolation ward’ on Russia border
Signs, fencing and other evidence point to preparations to relax border controls for small numbers of people to enter
December 29, 2022
To avoid the worst, US must abandon pretense of North Korean denuclearization
Sanctions will never convince Kim Jong Un to give up his nukes, making diplomacy the only option to secure stability
December 29, 2022
Seoul’s Indo-Pacific strategy urges global efforts to curtail North Korean nukes
Expert says strategy could help South Korea ‘internationalize’ DPRK issues and collaborate with ‘like-minded powers’
December 28, 2022
North Korea to ‘maintain’ line against US as Kim Jong Un sets new military goals
DPRK leader emphasizes struggle against enemy and talks ideological issues on second day of year-end party plenum
December 28, 2022
China ends quarantine for arrivals, removing barrier to accessing North Korea
Decision could put pressure on DPRK to relax its own border controls, though it has yet to indicate it will do so
December 27, 2022
The best and worst books on North Korea in 2022 — Ep. 268
David Tizzard breaks down the best reads on DPRK politics, human rights, economics, history and more
December 27, 2022
