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Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Givers, receivers, and beneficiaries: who benefits from aid to North Korea?

Givers, receivers, and beneficiaries: who benefits from aid to North Korea?

Humanitarian organizations are not always motivated by goodwill alone

Givers, receivers, and beneficiaries: who benefits from aid to North Korea?
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings February 17, 2019
ROK sent $1 million of sanctioned goods to DPRK from September-December: data
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ROK sent $1 million of sanctioned goods to DPRK from September-December: data

Seoul insists it operates within the "framework of sanctions on North Korea"

ROK sent $1 million of sanctioned goods to DPRK from September-December: data
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 14, 2019
A DPRK-U.S. end of war declaration: what impact on the denuclearization process?
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A DPRK-U.S. end of war declaration: what impact on the denuclearization process?

While a useful gesture, a joint statement is unlikely to give the U.S. the keys to Yongbyon

A DPRK-U.S. end of war declaration: what impact on the denuclearization process?
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda February 14, 2019
Kim Jong Un’s January activities: starting the year with a speech and a summit
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Kim Jong Un’s January activities: starting the year with a speech and a summit

The DPRK leadership appears to have high hopes for 2019

Kim Jong Un’s January activities: starting the year with a speech and a summit
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 13, 2019
Why Russian lawmakers are working to build ties with North Korea

Why Russian lawmakers are working to build ties with North Korea

A meeting in Moscow this week shed some light on how parliamentarians hope to work with Pyongyang

Why Russian lawmakers are working to build ties with North Korea
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna February 12, 2019
The View from Jingshan: high hopes for North Korea’s economic future
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The View from Jingshan: high hopes for North Korea’s economic future

Observers in China praised improving Sino-DPRK ties, though were skeptical about an upcoming Kim-Trump summit

The View from Jingshan: high hopes for North Korea’s economic future
Kelsey Hamilton
Kelsey Hamilton February 11, 2019
The North Korean financial system under Kim Jong Un: change and diversification
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The North Korean financial system under Kim Jong Un: change and diversification

DPRK banking has undergone major structural reforms in the past decade

The North Korean financial system under Kim Jong Un: change and diversification
Peter Ward
Peter Ward February 11, 2019
What to expect from a second Kim-Trump summit in Vietnam
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What to expect from a second Kim-Trump summit in Vietnam

Due to recent working-level momentum, both sides may go into this meeting optimistic

What to expect from a second Kim-Trump summit in Vietnam
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 6, 2019
North Korea in January 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in January 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead

An analytic look at the main developments of the January 1-January 31 period

North Korea in January 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Chloe Joo February 5, 2019
Biegun at Stanford: baby steps forward on U.S. North Korea policy
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Biegun at Stanford: baby steps forward on U.S. North Korea policy

The Special Representative's speech offered important clarity on a range of administration objectives

Biegun at Stanford: baby steps forward on U.S. North Korea policy
Mintaro Oba
Mintaro Oba February 4, 2019