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North Korea in September 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023
North Korea accuses US of concealing role in bombing of Russia’s Nord Stream
Expert says DPRK criticism of US around anniversary of pipeline explosion aims to score ‘brownie points' with Moscow
North Korea claims US ‘tacitly’ approved ‘terrorist attack’ on Cuban Embassy
Expert says DPRK seizing Molotov cocktail attack as opportunity to condemn US policy toward Havana and Pyongyang
North Korean soccer players physically confront referee after loss to Japan
Expert says clash at Asian Games due to emotions, not anti-Japan sentiment, but rivals have had heated encounters before
Travis King in ‘reintegration program’ in US after North Korea release: Pentagon
Washington defers talk of punishment and says priority remains King’s mental and physical health and reunion with family
Ask a North Korean: What is it like to serve in North Korea’s army reserves?
All men must enlist in local forces in case of the outbreak of war, and training is often brutal and unpredictable
To purge, or not to purge: Why Kim Jong Un forgives some North Korean officials
Experts say leader can be lenient toward mistakes by those he trusts, but ruthless when they cross political red lines
Travis King heading home after release from North Korea via China: State Dept.
US thanks ‘protective power’ Sweden and China for arranging American soldier’s transfer following two-month detention
North Korea to ‘expel’ US soldier Travis King for ‘illegally’ entering country
State media says American confessed to illegal crossing in July but did not indicate where DPRK will send him
North Korean defector-activists welcome ruling to overturn leaflet launch ban
Activists say South Korean court upheld democratic principles, though some fear it may endanger border residents
