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Mark Sauter: What to make of the reported US Navy SEAL mission into North Korea
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Mark Sauter: What to make of the reported US Navy SEAL mission into North Korea

Researcher discusses what allegedly happened and how it echoes decades of covert ops on the Korean Peninsula

Mark Sauter: What to make of the reported US Navy SEAL mission into North Korea
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News September 11, 2025
Book review: Interrogating North Korea’s role in Africa’s fight for freedom

Book review: Interrogating North Korea’s role in Africa’s fight for freedom

‘Comrades Beyond the Cold War’ reveals how DPRK exported arms, ideology and art to Southern Africa, defying hermit label

Book review: Interrogating North Korea’s role in Africa’s fight for freedom
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young September 10, 2025
How North Korean propaganda spins Russia troop deployments for domestic glory

How North Korean propaganda spins Russia troop deployments for domestic glory

DPRK has learned from Soviet mistakes in Afghanistan to preempt public anger at sending soldiers to die fighting Ukraine

How North Korean propaganda spins Russia troop deployments for domestic glory
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 5, 2025
Billions from bullion: The hidden history of North Korea’s gold sales in the UK

Billions from bullion: The hidden history of North Korea’s gold sales in the UK

Decades before turning to crypto, the DPRK raked in billions for its coffers through a far more conventional source

Billions from bullion: The hidden history of North Korea’s gold sales in the UK
Daniel Salisbury
Daniel Salisbury August 29, 2025
Joseph Torigian: How Xi Jinping’s father rebuilt China-North Korea ties
Podcast

Joseph Torigian: How Xi Jinping’s father rebuilt China-North Korea ties

Scholar examines Xi Zhongxun’s delicate diplomacy with Pyongyang and how that pivotal period shapes relations today

Joseph Torigian: How Xi Jinping’s father rebuilt China-North Korea ties
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 28, 2025
Book review: ‘Reading North Korea’ reveals power of watching Pyongyang’s words

Book review: ‘Reading North Korea’ reveals power of watching Pyongyang’s words

Isozaki Atsuhito argues that DPRK propaganda remains one of the most reliable tools for understanding the regime

Book review: ‘Reading North Korea’ reveals power of watching Pyongyang’s words
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado August 27, 2025
North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders
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North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders

Kim Yo Jong blames ROK people for North Korea policies, breaking from practice of portraying them as ‘oppressed’

North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders
Peter Ward
Peter Ward August 21, 2025
Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa
Podcast

Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa

Scholar traces the DPRK’s enduring influence on continent thanks to support for liberation movements, monuments and more

Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 21, 2025
Adrian Buzo, Australian diplomat in Pyongyang and Korea scholar, dies at 77

Adrian Buzo, Australian diplomat in Pyongyang and Korea scholar, dies at 77

Buzo helped open, and later close, Canberra’s embassy in North Korea, going on to author key works of DPRK scholarship

Adrian Buzo, Australian diplomat in Pyongyang and Korea scholar, dies at 77
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 18, 2025
North Korea celebrates Kim Il Sung on Liberation Day, downplaying Soviet role
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North Korea celebrates Kim Il Sung on Liberation Day, downplaying Soviet role

An in-depth analysis of Kim Jong Un’s activities to mark holiday, an anti-unification animation and a new ice rink

North Korea celebrates Kim Il Sung on Liberation Day, downplaying Soviet role
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung August 15, 2025
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