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State media accuses Yoon Suk-yeol of ‘sacrificing national order for personal gain,’ emphasizing ROK’s political turmoil

North Korea reports on ‘unprecedented’ arrest of South’s impeached president
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 17, 2025

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Why guidance systems are the Achilles’ heel of North Korea’s missile arsenal
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Why guidance systems are the Achilles’ heel of North Korea’s missile arsenal

Analysis of launch sites suggests DPRK relies on systems that leave its missiles vulnerable to preemptive strikes

Why guidance systems are the Achilles’ heel of North Korea’s missile arsenal
Decker Eveleth
Decker EvelethJan 17, 2025
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North Korea slams US bomber drill, ‘colonial’ democracy ahead of Trump’s return

An in-depth analysis of criticism of trilateral air exercises, new factory openings, a Cabinet meeting and more

North Korea slams US bomber drill, ‘colonial’ democracy ahead of Trump’s return
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon ChungJan 17, 2025
North Korea slams US bomber drill, ‘colonial’ democracy ahead of Trump’s return
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Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come

The NK News team evaluates its 2024 predictions and shares what to expect from Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push

NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang

Andrei Lankov: Why North Korean troops won’t make a difference in Ukraine war

Expert delves into DPRK-Russia cooperation, Pyongyang’s ties with Beijing and when Westerners will be able to return

North Korea’s upgraded hypersonic missile, and the year-end party plenum

NK News’ Shreyas Reddy talks the first launch of 2025, Kim Jong Un’s new year’s appearance and false flag accusations

Jingwu Fang: How a ‘third’ Korea formed on the North Korea-China border

Chinese YouTuber discusses Yanbian prefecture's complicated ties with the peninsula and what locals think of defectors

The status of North Korea’s foreign community, five years after pandemic began

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll discusses the countries and NGOs that have returned and why Pyongyang is playing favorites

Get Behind The Headlines

Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea

Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea

Kim Min-ju offers a firsthand account of daily life and culture clashes while working at the Kaesong Industrial Complex

Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea
Stephen Mercado
Stephen MercadoJan 17, 2025
Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push
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Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push

Title and ranking of Ri Son Gwon suggest he still leads a department, despite Seoul’s claims that UFD was downgraded

Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push
Martin Weiser
Martin WeiserJan 16, 2025
Russia appears to mistakenly destroy North Korean anti-aircraft weapon in Kursk
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Russia appears to mistakenly destroy North Korean anti-aircraft weapon in Kursk

New footage appears to show Pyoljji-3 system, suggesting DPRK is using Ukraine war to conduct battlefield testing

Russia appears to mistakenly destroy North Korean anti-aircraft weapon in Kursk
Colin Zwirko
Colin ZwirkoJan 14, 2025
How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law
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How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law

Revision to Mass Reporting Act targets activities that undermine regime, reflecting Kim Jong Un’s growing paranoia

How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law
Peter Ward
Peter WardJan 14, 2025
North Korea tries to make propaganda appealing with new patriotic pop songs
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North Korea tries to make propaganda appealing with new patriotic pop songs

An in-depth analysis of positive music reviews, factory openings and no birthday celebrations for Kim Jong Un

North Korea tries to make propaganda appealing with new patriotic pop songs
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon ChungJan 10, 2025
Why honoring North Koreans killed in Ukraine war could pose major risk to regime

Why honoring North Koreans killed in Ukraine war could pose major risk to regime

Mounting casualties imperil Kim Jong Un’s ability to maintain secrecy around sensitive deployment to Russia

Why honoring North Koreans killed in Ukraine war could pose major risk to regime
Colin Zwirko
Colin ZwirkoJan 10, 2025
Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest
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Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest

In second of two-part series, NK Pro predicts economic crisis, AI in state media, a U-turn on foreign tourists and more

Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest
NK Pro
NK ProJan 10, 2025
Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold
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Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold

In first of two-part series, NK Pro lays out what to expect from North Korea in year ahead, and potential black swans

Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold
NK Pro
NK ProJan 09, 2025
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