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North Korea’s new rocket engine: what’s it going to launch?
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North Korea’s new rocket engine: what’s it going to launch?

One thing is clear: 2016 is “the year of the missile” for the DPRK

North Korea’s new rocket engine: what’s it going to launch?
Tal Inbar
Tal Inbar October 10, 2016
Nearly 50 North Korea-linked ships reflag as Tanzanian
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Nearly 50 North Korea-linked ships reflag as Tanzanian

Numbers and time frame indicate large-scale campaign to reflag ships after latest UN Resolution

Nearly 50 North Korea-linked ships reflag as Tanzanian
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne October 7, 2016
Apartment brochure details N. Korean real estate project
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Apartment brochure details N. Korean real estate project

“The most extensive form of capitalism I have seen from the North,” researcher says

Apartment brochure details N. Korean real estate project
JH Ahn
JH Ahn October 6, 2016
Pathology politics: Human rights and health in North Korea

Pathology politics: Human rights and health in North Korea

Examining the connection between the DPRK's health crises and human rights violations

Pathology politics: Human rights and health in North Korea
Sandra Fahy
Sandra Fahy October 4, 2016
North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation
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North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation

DPRK remains disinterested in importing Chinese cereals, rice

North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 29, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws #7: Employment law for foreign entities
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The DPRK economy and its laws #7: Employment law for foreign entities

In North Korea, workers are resources to be directed by the institutions of State

The DPRK economy and its laws #7: Employment law for foreign entities
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb September 28, 2016
A force unknown: North Korea’s radar network
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A force unknown: North Korea’s radar network

North Korea’s aging radar network enjoys little attention from international observers – yet it plays a vital role in the inter-Korean military balance

A force unknown: North Korea’s radar network
Joost Oliemans
Joost Oliemans | Stijn Mitzer September 27, 2016
Mexican Standoff: Can we continue to ignore a nuclear North Korea?

Mexican Standoff: Can we continue to ignore a nuclear North Korea?

In a few years, North Korea could be a greater threat to the U.S. than ISIS or Iran

Mexican Standoff: Can we continue to ignore a nuclear North Korea?
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin September 27, 2016
Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DC

Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DC

As two of only a few Communist states, North Korea and Cuba share a special relationship

Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DC
Jared Ward September 26, 2016
Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film

Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film

North Korean films extol the virtues of marrying as a duty to the state

Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 23, 2016