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Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040

Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040

Trends suggest the DPRK will have a sophisticated and reliable nuclear deterrent by 2040. What will be the consequences?

Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 18, 2020
“The Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115
Podcast

“The Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115

Robert Carlin discusses the third edition of one of the definitive books on Korean history

“The Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 18, 2020
DPRK media denounces Seoul for seeking U.S. “approval” on inter-Korean projects

DPRK media denounces Seoul for seeking U.S. “approval” on inter-Korean projects

DPRK Today article appears to be first North Korean reaction to Seoul's "independent tourism" idea

DPRK media denounces Seoul for seeking U.S. “approval” on inter-Korean projects
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 17, 2020
North Korea-linked group hacked Thae Yong-ho’s smartphone: security expert

North Korea-linked group hacked Thae Yong-ho’s smartphone: security expert

The former DPRK diplomat tells NK News that no information of value was on the hacked cellphone, however

North Korea-linked group hacked Thae Yong-ho’s smartphone: security expert
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Seon-wook Kim February 17, 2020
Northern Wind: Thae Yong-ho’s ambitions could transform South Korean politics

Northern Wind: Thae Yong-ho’s ambitions could transform South Korean politics

Convincing the former diplomat to run for office is a win for the opposition, but also raises more fundamental questions

Northern Wind: Thae Yong-ho’s ambitions could transform South Korean politics
Jumin Lee
Jumin Lee February 17, 2020
Files stolen from South Korean diplomatic, defense officials, researchers say

Files stolen from South Korean diplomatic, defense officials, researchers say

Hackers target victims with malicious social networking app pretending to serve North Korean defectors

Files stolen from South Korean diplomatic, defense officials, researchers say
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee | Seon-wook Kim February 14, 2020
North Korean media slams South Korean party’s recruitment of prominent defector

North Korean media slams South Korean party’s recruitment of prominent defector

Article denounces Liberty Korea Party, though does not mention former DPRK diplomat Thae Yong Ho's decision to run

North Korean media slams South Korean party’s recruitment of prominent defector
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 13, 2020
Why neither the U.S. nor North Korea want a return to diplomacy anytime soon

Why neither the U.S. nor North Korea want a return to diplomacy anytime soon

There is little demand domestically in either the U.S. or the DPRK for another summit between their two leaders

Why neither the U.S. nor North Korea want a return to diplomacy anytime soon
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek February 12, 2020
Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition

Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition

Moon administration is criticized for "being too conscious of the U.S." regarding resumption of the inter-Korean complex

Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 11, 2020
Prominent former North Korean diplomat to run in upcoming South Korean elections

Prominent former North Korean diplomat to run in upcoming South Korean elections

Thae Yong-ho to stand as a candidate for the conservative Liberty Korea Party, official says

Prominent former North Korean diplomat to run in upcoming South Korean elections
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 10, 2020