Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Power, fuel, and roads: North Korea’s severe infrastructure risks
Problems in electricity, fuel supply, poor roads and antiquated vehicles could complicate future humanitarian operations
Despite signs of crisis in North Korean leadership, regime can weather the storm
Kim Jong Un appears to be having serious health problems, but contingency measures ensure the elite can survive a crisis
Utilizing artificial intelligence to improve women’s rights in North Korea
New technologies have the potential to empower women and document abuses in the world’s most isolated nation
How North Korea’s poor infrastructure could compound devastation in a disaster
Problems in water supply, food security, health care and agriculture could complicate future humanitarian operations
Widespread deforestation threatens to leave North Korea buried in the pines
Illegal logging and Chinese timber demand have devastated DPRK forests, posing a possible threat to the regime
North Korean documents suggest economy worse off than previously known
DPRK’s Five-year Economic Strategy suggests country never fully recovered from ‘90s collapse, population has declined
Kim family using newly-remodeled ‘amusement park’ boat on east coast: imagery
Secluded mansion sees first activity since 2019, suggesting North Korean leader may be in Wonsan again
Changes to North Korea’s military leadership on display during mausoleum visit
Kim Jong Un’s visit to Kumsusan last week showcased changes suggesting military’s role in 'grave' COVID-19 incident
Documenting North Korea’s unsolved mysteries and unguarded moments of daily life
Re-released documentaries pull back curtain on 1966 World Cup team, Mass Games performers and Americans in Pyongyang
60 years on, China-North Korea treaty still important for cooperation and peace
Despite provisions for military assistance, the agreement also provides a basis for two sides to prevent war
