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Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Dredging disadvantage? Pyongyang’s never-ending sand problem

Dredging disadvantage? Pyongyang’s never-ending sand problem

How a 1980s policy decision caused a permanent problem for Pyongyang

Dredging disadvantage? Pyongyang’s never-ending sand problem
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 10, 2017
Watching from above: N. Korea’s development, in satellite imagery

Watching from above: N. Korea’s development, in satellite imagery

Google Earth's "Timelapse" feature shows Pyongyang under construction

Watching from above: N. Korea’s development, in satellite imagery
JH Ahn
JH Ahn January 9, 2017
As sanctions loom, North Korean coal exports surge
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As sanctions loom, North Korean coal exports surge

Revenue gains can be attributed to increase in global coal prices

As sanctions loom, North Korean coal exports surge
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne January 4, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy
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Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy

Riding high from the “Victor’s Congress” last May, KJU promises country both guns and butter

Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb January 3, 2017
The View from Jingshan: China looks to 2017 and new sanctions regime
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The View from Jingshan: China looks to 2017 and new sanctions regime

With Trump in the White House and uncertainty in Seoul, China could lead on North Korea

The View from Jingshan: China looks to 2017 and new sanctions regime
John Petrushka
John Petrushka January 2, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

In this year's speech, Kim Jong Un moved away from the past with new slogans and a new vision

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn January 2, 2017
North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing
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North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

Construction in key regions largely complete in November as in-country organizations assess housing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 21, 2016
North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

Construction in key regions largely complete in November as in-country organizations assess housing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 21, 2016
Kim Jong Un’s North Korea: Leadership changes under the new leader

Kim Jong Un’s North Korea: Leadership changes under the new leader

The first five years of Kim Jong Un have seen a range of structural and political changes

Kim Jong Un’s North Korea: Leadership changes under the new leader
Maria Rosaria Coduti
Maria Rosaria Coduti December 16, 2016
What role can Russia play in North Korean denuclearization?

What role can Russia play in North Korean denuclearization?

Poor relations aren't necessarily an obstacle to solving the Pyongyang problem

What role can Russia play in North Korean denuclearization?
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna December 15, 2016