Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
North Korea’s first suspected COVID-19 case sparks joy and censorship in China
Some Chinese netizens are mocking the DPRK on Weibo, while others are suspiciously contributing pro-North narratives
How Moon Jae-in’s shortlist of successors might shape future North Korea policy
Lee Jae-myung's North-South reconciliation policy would likely be far more aggressive than Lee Nak-yeon's
Why the world shouldn’t dismiss North Korea’s COVID-19 vaccine trials
North Korea's increased investment and emphasis on research means COVID-19 clinical trials might actually be underway
COVID-19 in Kaesong? What to make of North Korea’s suspicion of a viral presence
Report on suspected case marks a turning point in North Korea's approach to virus
Why North Korea won’t admit it started the Korean War, 67 years after armistice
It's the 67th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, but Pyongyang still claims it repelled an invasion from the South
North Korean insurance company data gives unprecedented peek into DPRK economy
National insurer is facing growing competition from new, small companies
Why North Korea blames ‘bourgeois culture’ and conducts foreign media shakedowns
A recent state media article suggests that DPRK leadership is increasingly threatened by foreign influence
North Korea changes its maritime law amid increased fishing, casualties
North Korea is addressing safety issues and becoming increasingly transparent about changes to the maritime law
Why North Korea gave its state newspaper a bizarre makeover on foreign news
The Rodong Sinmun's foreign news section has become much shorter and much more random in recent months
Why North Korea may have tabled its campaign to ramp up inter-Korean tensions
Absence of an inter-Korean CMC agenda item suggests that Pyongyang is giving anti-South Korea plans a deep freeze
