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July 20, 2024

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Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Opportunity costs: SMA talks aren’t all about U.S. penny-pinching
NK PRO

Opportunity costs: SMA talks aren’t all about U.S. penny-pinching

The U.S. is advocating a regional multilateral security strategy to which Seoul should want to financially contribute

Opportunity costs: SMA talks aren’t all about U.S. penny-pinching
Kevin Shepard
Kevin Shepard November 26, 2019
What South Korea’s decision to remain in GSOMIA means for North Korea policy
NK PRO

What South Korea’s decision to remain in GSOMIA means for North Korea policy

As the DPRK's end-of-year deadline looms, the move will ensure greater crisis responsiveness should tensions resurface

What South Korea’s decision to remain in GSOMIA means for North Korea policy
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda November 25, 2019
Choe Son Hui in Moscow: Russia tries to resuscitate flagging DPRK-U.S. diplomacy

Choe Son Hui in Moscow: Russia tries to resuscitate flagging DPRK-U.S. diplomacy

Good relations with Pyongyang are cold comfort to a Russian government eager to see nuclear talks produce results

Choe Son Hui in Moscow: Russia tries to resuscitate flagging DPRK-U.S. diplomacy
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna November 24, 2019
The Chairman regrets: parsing Kim Jong Un’s Busan no-show
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The Chairman regrets: parsing Kim Jong Un’s Busan no-show

Pyongyang’s rebuff sounds almost polite, for a change. What’s going on?

The Chairman regrets: parsing Kim Jong Un’s Busan no-show
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter November 22, 2019
After the Hanoi summit, a hyper-securitization process underway in Pyongyang?
NK PRO

After the Hanoi summit, a hyper-securitization process underway in Pyongyang?

A range of incidents, trends, and policies have emerged which suggest DPRK authorities wish to sharply bolster control

After the Hanoi summit, a hyper-securitization process underway in Pyongyang?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 21, 2019
Looking ahead: prospects for North Korea-U.S. relations
NK PRO

Looking ahead: prospects for North Korea-U.S. relations

Amid a flurry of statements by DPRK officials, NK Pro analysts examine whether diplomacy can get back on track

Looking ahead: prospects for North Korea-U.S. relations
130+ traffic education parks built across North Korea since 2016: imagery
NK PRO

130+ traffic education parks built across North Korea since 2016: imagery

What’s driving the construction, and is the DPRK preparing to become a car-owning society?

130+ traffic education parks built across North Korea since 2016: imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 18, 2019
North Korea’s Central Bank: lender, regulator, and inflation fighter
NK PRO

North Korea’s Central Bank: lender, regulator, and inflation fighter

Relatively unimportant before marketization, the Central Bank's rise reflects the increasing power of money in the DPRK

North Korea’s Central Bank: lender, regulator, and inflation fighter
Peter Ward
Peter Ward November 14, 2019
The “silent war”: Kim Jong Un’s battle for North Korean hearts and minds
NK PRO

The “silent war”: Kim Jong Un’s battle for North Korean hearts and minds

The DPRK leader needs economic development, but too much openness risks the ideological corruption of the people

The “silent war”: Kim Jong Un’s battle for North Korean hearts and minds
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado November 13, 2019
In review: inter-Korean relations, prospects for change since the Hanoi summit
NK PRO

In review: inter-Korean relations, prospects for change since the Hanoi summit

Ongoing Mount Kumgang issue merits a review of North-South ties in the wake of February's failed Kim-Trump meeting

In review: inter-Korean relations, prospects for change since the Hanoi summit
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee November 12, 2019