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North Korean AI tech is improving and the potential for weapons is ‘monstrous’
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North Korean AI tech is improving and the potential for weapons is ‘monstrous’

Artificial intelligence has the potential to augment North Korea’s cyber and even nuclear weapons capabilities

North Korean AI tech is improving and the potential for weapons is ‘monstrous’
Kangkyu Lee
Kangkyu Lee December 24, 2020
A new law will dramatically change ROK intelligence — mostly for the better
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A new law will dramatically change ROK intelligence — mostly for the better

Earlier this week, Seoul voted to transfer North Korea-related espionage investigations to the National Police Agency

A new law will dramatically change ROK intelligence — mostly for the better
Christopher Green
Christopher Green December 17, 2020
Nine years ago, Kim Jong Un took power. Here’s what changed in 2020. 
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Nine years ago, Kim Jong Un took power. Here’s what changed in 2020. 

North Korea underwent several drastic adjustments this year — some of which were state-sponsored, some of which were not

Nine years ago, Kim Jong Un took power. Here’s what changed in 2020. 
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 17, 2020
Moon knocks on Biden’s door — and this time, he has a real chance to coax the US
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Moon knocks on Biden’s door — and this time, he has a real chance to coax the US

South Korea's president is already canvassing for a full-speed-ahead approach to inter-Korean relations

Moon knocks on Biden’s door — and this time, he has a real chance to coax the US
Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Ramon Pacheco Pardo December 16, 2020
North Korea wants an EU embassy, but France and Belgium won’t let that happen

North Korea wants an EU embassy, but France and Belgium won’t let that happen

Despite Pyongyang’s wishes, Paris and Brussels are preventing it from cementing diplomatic relations agreed to in 2001

North Korea wants an EU embassy, but France and Belgium won’t let that happen
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 16, 2020
Blessing in disguise? Kim Jong Un is using COVID-19 to bolster his control
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Blessing in disguise? Kim Jong Un is using COVID-19 to bolster his control

North Korea's virus prevention measures have given Pyongyang the pretext to clamp down on private market trade

Blessing in disguise? Kim Jong Un is using COVID-19 to bolster his control
Christopher Green
Christopher Green December 15, 2020
Is Washington abandoning its plan to denuclearize North Korea?

Is Washington abandoning its plan to denuclearize North Korea?

Some are starting to call for a peace regime or a nuclear freeze, but it's unclear what Biden will do

Is Washington abandoning its plan to denuclearize North Korea?
David Volodzko
David Volodzko December 11, 2020
New Foreign Affairs Committee leader will bring back conventional Korea policy
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New Foreign Affairs Committee leader will bring back conventional Korea policy

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks will seek consensus on North Korea and seems to be on the same page with the President-elect

New Foreign Affairs Committee leader will bring back conventional Korea policy
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna December 10, 2020
North Korea’s workforce and capital is growing, but the results are still dire
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North Korea’s workforce and capital is growing, but the results are still dire

New economic numbers from the Bank of Korea suggest that much of the country’s capital stock has gone to waste

North Korea’s workforce and capital is growing, but the results are still dire
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 9, 2020
The Lazarus hack that wasn’t: Why it’s hard to catch North Korean cyber crooks
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The Lazarus hack that wasn’t: Why it’s hard to catch North Korean cyber crooks

Why linking cyber attacks to hacking groups and nation states is risky and often goes wrong

The Lazarus hack that wasn’t: Why it’s hard to catch North Korean cyber crooks
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy December 7, 2020