Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Is there a better way to repel Chinese fishing boats?
There was a time when Seoul and Pyongyang cooperated to repel Chinese fishing boats
N.Korean sanctions and ‘loyalty’ work
Sanctions have unexpected effects as the regime makes up for lost cash through slave labor
The Kim family’s code of silence: Speaking up can be dangerous
Speaking out, as some of Kim Jong Un's family members recently did, can cost people their lives
Trade in North Korean gold, coal and iron to China continues in April
Gold ore could constitute a breach of sanctions, while coal and iron are so far unaffected
South Korean SLBMs: Stabilizing second strike or destabilizing counterforce?
Unclear if benefits of second strike capability outweigh risks of additional arms racing with North Korea
Where some of the worst rumors on North Korea come from
Why would someone tell nonsense to the media again and again? More important, why would we let him?
From hero to zero: North Korea’s failure in Yanbian
Economic decline, Southern culture explain North's gradual loss of appeal to provincial residents of Korean origin
Forgotten allies: North Korea and Madagascar
Pyongyang long ago severed ties with much of the world, but legacy lives on in Madagascar
Striking black gold: How North Koreans became coal entrepreneurs
Coal is relatively easy to produce, so business-state partnerships have turned profits
Can the spark of capitalism in N.Korea catch fire?
Capitalistic entrepreneurship needs infrastructure – sorely lacking in the North – to take off
