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Why North Korea’s anti-unification policies are an admission of weakness
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Why North Korea’s anti-unification policies are an admission of weakness

Pyongyang knows it lacks leverage and is vulnerable to outside cultural influence, but hostility gives it strength

Why North Korea’s anti-unification policies are an admission of weakness
Peter Ward
Peter Ward June 24, 2026
Lee visits island North Korea shelled, calls for deterrent to ‘overwhelm’ enemy

Lee visits island North Korea shelled, calls for deterrent to ‘overwhelm’ enemy

ROK president was briefed on Chinese ships near disputed maritime border but did not address Pyongyang’s NLL claims

Lee visits island North Korea shelled, calls for deterrent to ‘overwhelm’ enemy
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 24, 2026
North Korean soldier taken into custody from inter-Korean border

North Korean soldier taken into custody from inter-Korean border

The lone soldier reportedly expressed an intent to defect to South Korea, according to local media

North Korean soldier taken into custody from inter-Korean border
David Choi
David Choi | Shreyas Reddy June 24, 2026
Kim Jong Un commissions North Korea’s largest warship, vows naval expansion

Kim Jong Un commissions North Korea’s largest warship, vows naval expansion

DPRK leader pledges to build new naval bases, alongside two large warships per year for nuclear-armed fleet

Kim Jong Un commissions North Korea’s largest warship, vows naval expansion
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 24, 2026
Kim launches campaign to end North Korean coal industry’s ‘backwardness’

Kim launches campaign to end North Korean coal industry’s ‘backwardness’

North Korean leader vows to expand nuclear forces to counter U.S.-led ‘hegemony,’ oversees leadership shuffle

Kim launches campaign to end North Korean coal industry’s ‘backwardness’
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 23, 2026
South Korean military alleges North’s border fortification violates armistice

South Korean military alleges North’s border fortification violates armistice

The Joint Chiefs assessed North Korea’s refortification project will be finished a year early

South Korean military alleges North’s border fortification violates armistice
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim June 22, 2026
Kim Yo Jong warns G7 ‘inviting disaster’ by calling for DPRK’s denuclearization

Kim Yo Jong warns G7 ‘inviting disaster’ by calling for DPRK’s denuclearization

North Korean leader’s sister accuses group of violating country's constitution by challenging nuclear status

Kim Yo Jong warns G7 ‘inviting disaster’ by calling for DPRK’s denuclearization
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 19, 2026
Seoul’s Unification Ministry takes issue with calling North Korea ‘enemy’

Seoul’s Unification Ministry takes issue with calling North Korea ‘enemy’

Ministry objects to military’s plan to keep label in white paper, exposing rift within Lee administration

Seoul’s Unification Ministry takes issue with calling North Korea ‘enemy’
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park June 18, 2026
Brian Davis on how the US military collects intel: North Korea Unpacked
Podcast

Brian Davis on how the US military collects intel: North Korea Unpacked

Retired US Army colonel joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss his decades ‘on pen,’ fixing a DPRK fax machine and more

Brian Davis on how the US military collects intel: North Korea Unpacked
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 18, 2026
North Korea uses older Nvidia, Qualcomm tech to boost AI capabilities: report

North Korea uses older Nvidia, Qualcomm tech to boost AI capabilities: report

DPRK overcomes limitations by leveraging available tech, sanctions gaps and ties with Russia and China

North Korea uses older Nvidia, Qualcomm tech to boost AI capabilities: report
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 17, 2026
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