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How secret North Korean customs rules lay bare a bizarre trade regime
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How secret North Korean customs rules lay bare a bizarre trade regime

Newly revealed text outlines controls on not only sensitive military items but even seemingly harmless consumer goods

How secret North Korean customs rules lay bare a bizarre trade regime
Peter Ward
Peter Ward April 28, 2025
North Korea confirms ‘heroic’ troop deployment to Russia, praises alliance

North Korea confirms ‘heroic’ troop deployment to Russia, praises alliance

Pyongyang cites international law to justify deployment, as Seoul condemns the move as illegal and inhumane

North Korea confirms ‘heroic’ troop deployment to Russia, praises alliance
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy April 28, 2025
In a first, Russia confirms North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine war

In a first, Russia confirms North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine war

Moscow praises DPRK troops’ ‘fortitude and heroism’ while claiming ‘liberation’ of region from Ukrainian forces

In a first, Russia confirms North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine war
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin | Shreyas Reddy April 26, 2025
Russia used North Korean missile in deadly strike on Kyiv, Zelensky says

Russia used North Korean missile in deadly strike on Kyiv, Zelensky says

Ukrainian president calls strike evidence of ‘criminal’ Moscow-Pyongyang alliance, as Trump also condemns attack

Russia used North Korean missile in deadly strike on Kyiv, Zelensky says
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim April 25, 2025
Seoul monitoring status of top North Korean officials amid extended absences
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Seoul monitoring status of top North Korean officials amid extended absences

An in-depth analysis of possible leadership reshuffles, DPRK criticism of US weapons sales, accordion gifts and more

Seoul monitoring status of top North Korean officials amid extended absences
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung April 25, 2025
Bruce Bennett: Why the US needs a new strategy to deter North Korean nuclear use
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Bruce Bennett: Why the US needs a new strategy to deter North Korean nuclear use

RAND researcher discusses Pyongyang’s weapons posture, evolving US-ROK alliance and insights from wargaming conflict

Bruce Bennett: Why the US needs a new strategy to deter North Korean nuclear use
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News April 24, 2025
Ask a North Korean: What’s the biggest falsehood you’ve heard about the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: What’s the biggest falsehood you’ve heard about the DPRK?

A defector writes about claims of underground North Korean churches and what faith is really like under Kim family rule

Ask a North Korean: What’s the biggest falsehood you’ve heard about the DPRK?
Joshua Kim April 24, 2025
North Korean cybercriminals using Russian IP addresses for malicious activities
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North Korean cybercriminals using Russian IP addresses for malicious activities

Report finds evidence of infrastructure sharing between DPRK and Russian entities, underlining ties in cyber realm

North Korean cybercriminals using Russian IP addresses for malicious activities
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy April 24, 2025
US must adjust approach to threats like ‘nuclear-armed’ North Korea: Rubio

US must adjust approach to threats like ‘nuclear-armed’ North Korea: Rubio

Secretary of state’s remarks follow Trump comments about DPRK nuclear status and amid growing US focus on China

US must adjust approach to threats like ‘nuclear-armed’ North Korea: Rubio
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill April 24, 2025
Ex-US intel official softens stance on ROK nuclear armament amid growing threats

Ex-US intel official softens stance on ROK nuclear armament amid growing threats

Sydney Seiler says North Korean nuclear development and Russia ties raise need for South to play larger deterrence role

Ex-US intel official softens stance on ROK nuclear armament amid growing threats
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim April 23, 2025