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Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Pyongyang offices for rent with global communication, stable power “guaranteed”
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Pyongyang offices for rent with global communication, stable power “guaranteed”

How the Japan-linked Rim Mi Yong company is targeting international businesses in the North Korean capital

Pyongyang offices for rent with global communication, stable power “guaranteed”
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 21, 2020
Why the DPRK’s subpar healthcare system may be its biggest threat to the region
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Why the DPRK’s subpar healthcare system may be its biggest threat to the region

North Korean unpreparedness to deal with a pandemic could undermine regime rule and create internal instability

Why the DPRK’s subpar healthcare system may be its biggest threat to the region
Kevin Shepard
Kevin Shepard February 20, 2020
Why it’s time for Washington and Seoul to reassess the U.S.-ROK alliance

Why it’s time for Washington and Seoul to reassess the U.S.-ROK alliance

Bilateral relations face various challenges, including military cost-sharing disputes and stalled talks with the North

Why it’s time for Washington and Seoul to reassess the U.S.-ROK alliance
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna February 19, 2020
Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040

Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040

Trends suggest the DPRK will have a sophisticated and reliable nuclear deterrent by 2040. What will be the consequences?

Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 18, 2020
Expanding Japan-linked mall, online shop in Pyongyang targets “modern tastes”
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Expanding Japan-linked mall, online shop in Pyongyang targets “modern tastes”

A closer look at the Rim Mi Yong Aeguk Joint Venture Company and their flagship store in North Korea's capital

Expanding Japan-linked mall, online shop in Pyongyang targets “modern tastes”
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 18, 2020
How the coronavirus is being dealt with on the other side of the Tumen river

How the coronavirus is being dealt with on the other side of the Tumen river

While there have been no reported cases in North Korea, the virus has spread to neighboring Jilin Province in China

How the coronavirus is being dealt with on the other side of the Tumen river
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart February 18, 2020
Why mum? Explaining North Korea’s continued silence on foreign policy
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Why mum? Explaining North Korea’s continued silence on foreign policy

Pyongyang’s unusual lack of response to foreign affairs could portend bigger policy changes

Why mum? Explaining North Korea’s continued silence on foreign policy
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee February 14, 2020
North Korean official claims about child nutrition: what the data shows
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North Korean official claims about child nutrition: what the data shows

Data suggests remarkable improvement since the late 1990s, despite stagnant levels of food supply per capita

North Korean official claims about child nutrition: what the data shows
Peter Ward
Peter Ward February 13, 2020
Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?

Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?

Attempts to further cooperation, following an early post-Cold War downturn in relations, have been plagued by sanctions

Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna February 11, 2020
Not-for-profit was targeted in U.S. sanctions investigation, sparking NGO fears

Not-for-profit was targeted in U.S. sanctions investigation, sparking NGO fears

"Funds meant for humanitarian support were instead spent on lawyers"

Not-for-profit was targeted in U.S. sanctions investigation, sparking NGO fears
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 5, 2020