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North Korea in January 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from January 1, 2024 to January 31, 2024
Timeline: From North Korean missiles in Ukraine to ROK becoming enemy ‘No. 1’
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, 2024
State media review: DPRK launches task force for ambitious rural uplift project
An in-depth analysis of the state’s push to build new factories, the first workshop for inspection workers and more
Kim Jong Un secretly visits new luxury mall in Pyongyang with China connections
Amid ‘communism’ revival, North Korea signals elite class remains priority and driver of sanctions evasion efforts
Experts agree: Japan’s ties with North Korea are going nowhere fast
DPRK watchers in Tokyo say abductee issue and US pressure remain hurdles to engagement as Chongryon continues to decline
John Bolton warns of ‘reckless deal’ with North Korea should Trump be reelected
Former national security adviser cautioned such deal would further alienate Seoul and extend Beijing’s influence
Cuba’s new ambassador to North Korea takes up post in Pyongyang
Seoul’s unification ministry says DPRK is allowing diplomats from ‘anti-American’ countries to return to the country
North Korea imported over 100,000 barrels of petroleum from Russia last year
UN data shows huge uptick in Russia’s exports of refined petroleum, though volume still lags behind pre-pandemic levels
Has Kim Jong Un really made a strategic decision to go to war? – Ep. 327
Robert Carlin and Siegfried Hecker discuss their viral article on North Korea’s war rhetoric and respond to skeptics
North Korea shutters embassy in Libya marking sixth closure in Africa
DPRK missions subject to spate of closures since last year which some experts say relates to lack of economic benefits
