Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
China put itself in the spotlight with its flurry of new Korean War propaganda
Beijing rewrote history to put itself on center stage, sending warnings to the US and friendly messages to North Korea
What’s going on with Kim Jong Un’s close circle of women?
Kim Yo Jong seems estranged, Kim Jong Un's wife is still missing and Hyon Song Wol is shining in the spotlight
What does Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Korean War speech mean for the DPRK?
Experts divided about intended audience of speech, but some say solidarity towards DPRK is clear
How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels
Absence of travel opportunities in the DPRK marks one key difference for the North Korea PoE
Kim Jong Un’s teary-eyed speech shows North Korea is in a dire situation
The North Korean leader’s speech was more than an apology — it was an admission that the worse may have yet to come
North Korea’s new foreign minister may switch tactics after the US elections
The first nine months of Ri Son Gwon’s rule kept up the status quo, but that could change depending on the elections
No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?
Future of UN Panel of Experts could be threatened if states disagree about its value
How Chinese netizens and state media reacted to North Korea’s giant new ICBM
Some Chinese netizens cheered North Korea on after the military parade, playing into age-old tensions with the US
What the World Food Programme doesn’t know about North Korean agriculture
It's impossible to track North Korea's food production system perfectly, but the WFP is missing several key points
What North Korea’s October military parade means for US policymakers
COVID-19 and sanctions are hurting, but not enough to cause North Korea to strategically change its course
