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This is what sanctions enforcement looks like: maximum pressure and prices
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This is what sanctions enforcement looks like: maximum pressure and prices

Data reveals the wider impact of an effective oil embargo in late 2017

This is what sanctions enforcement looks like: maximum pressure and prices
Peter Ward
Peter Ward September 15, 2019
How a new UN sanctions report reveals the limits of Chinese cooperation
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How a new UN sanctions report reveals the limits of Chinese cooperation

Biegun says Beijing working with the U.S., but images suggest DPRK coal smuggling in Chinese waters

How a new UN sanctions report reveals the limits of Chinese cooperation
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 13, 2019
North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong appears to have been promoted
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North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong appears to have been promoted

State media suggests Kim holding broader, if not higher-profile, role in the ruling party

North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong appears to have been promoted
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee September 13, 2019
How cyberattacks are generating billions in illicit revenue for North Korea
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How cyberattacks are generating billions in illicit revenue for North Korea

A UNSC report states hacks have contributed $2 billion to date for weapons programs

How cyberattacks are generating billions in illicit revenue for North Korea
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado September 12, 2019
North Korea’s new Multiple Launch Rocket System: a closer look
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North Korea’s new Multiple Launch Rocket System: a closer look

Images appear to show a 600mm MLRS system and suggest three, not two, rockets were launched

North Korea’s new Multiple Launch Rocket System: a closer look
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda September 11, 2019
Why Russian efforts to push interests in Korea failed to gain traction at 2019 EEF

Why Russian efforts to push interests in Korea failed to gain traction at 2019 EEF

Security and sanctions discussed at the international forum, but various disputes hindering progress

Why Russian efforts to push interests in Korea failed to gain traction at 2019 EEF
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna September 10, 2019
Six months on from Hanoi: impacts and limitations for DPRK-U.S. diplomacy
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Six months on from Hanoi: impacts and limitations for DPRK-U.S. diplomacy

What 15 summits say about how further Washington-Pyongyang negotiations may evolve

Six months on from Hanoi: impacts and limitations for DPRK-U.S. diplomacy
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 10, 2019
In the UN’s latest report, worrying trends in N. Korea’s missile, nuclear program
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In the UN’s latest report, worrying trends in N. Korea’s missile, nuclear program

The Panel of Experts' latest findings reveal development continues unabated

In the UN’s latest report, worrying trends in N. Korea’s missile, nuclear program
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda September 9, 2019
A return to byungjin? Signals from North Korean state media
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A return to byungjin? Signals from North Korean state media

Unusual emphasis of defense industry suggests DPRK may go back to simultaneous defense-economic development

A return to byungjin? Signals from North Korean state media
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee September 6, 2019
Second among equals? Russia as China’s “junior partner” on the Korean peninsula

Second among equals? Russia as China’s “junior partner” on the Korean peninsula

Both have short-term anti-U.S. goals, but Moscow could lose long-term to Beijing's rising influence

Second among equals? Russia as China’s “junior partner” on the Korean peninsula
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna September 3, 2019