Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
What Kim Jong Un’s candid admission of failure says about his economic approach
North Korean leader has embraced self-reflection as a strategy for winning trust, while doubling down on central control
Plenum leadership reshuffles preview Kim Jong Un’s priorities for new year
North Korean leader named close confidants for economic roles, while absences hinted at policy changes for Trump return
Trash balloons to martial law: How inter-Korean ties hit rock bottom in 2024
Year began with North Korea abandoning unification and ended with a shocking declaration that cast tensions in new light
Beyond Russia: The overlooked developments set to define North Korea in 2025
Economic troubles could increase pressure on regime, while selective reopening is redefining ties with outside world
Pins, portraits, propaganda: How the cult of Kim Jong Un hit new heights in 2024
North Korean leader increasingly sought to step out of his dead predecessors’ shadow, raising profile at their expense
12K troops, 42 flights, 1 alliance: Thriving North Korea-Russia ties in numbers
Data and maps show how Moscow dominated DPRK agenda in 2024, from arms for Ukraine war and delegations to missile tests
What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US
North Korea avoided clear policy statements at year-end meeting, betraying wariness ahead of Trump return
North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show
Analysis of state media suggests presumed destroyer under construction in Nampho will feature missile launcher system
Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown
Slow progress points to lack of urgency or shortages, even as DPRK pushes development of large UAVs and suicide drones
What to make of reports Yoon Suk-yeol plotted to provoke North Korean attack
Discovery of note on inciting border clash has fueled concerns about an ROK false flag operation to justify martial law
