Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
China’s contradictory goals on the Korean Peninsula
Beijing’s continued sponsorship of North Korea makes it hard to pull South Korea into its orbit
How a North Korean ship changed hands multiple times in just over a decade
Experts say the Mu Pho’s swapping of names, flags suggests sanctions evasion
Why do so many people believe Kim Jong Un holds absolute power?
The evidence suggests he does not rule alone
Kim Jong Un looks thinner, and intelligence agencies are likely paying attention
The apparent weight loss comes after rumors of ill-health in recent years
What Kim Jong Un wants from his local political leaders
A rhetorical splitting of hairs reveals deeper shifts away from the personality cult of the Kim family
The North Korea policy problem: Realistic and achievable goals are not the same
Arms control measures are the only option left to contain and reduce the North Korean nuclear threat
Kim Jong Un skips post-congress photo op for first time amid lengthy absence
Nearly one month out of the public eye, the North Korean leader is on his seventh extended break since 2020
How North Korea has waged ‘a war to improve nature’
Reforestation drive to create ‘treasure and gold mountains’ seems to be working
Revised party regulations point to new inter-Korean outlook
Reported changes also suggest curtailed leadership cult and possible position for a successor
Why Moon’s economic outreach to North Korea didn’t and won’t work
While sanctions are the elephant in the room, Pyongyang is at least as much to blame
