Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
The DPRK economy and its laws #2: The Civil Code
Who owns what in the DPRK? Ownership rights as reflected in the DPRK Civil Code
The DPRK economy and its laws: Understanding the constitution
Tracing the DPRK’s Economic Reforms through its Constitutional Amendments
Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea
Don't read too much into defector diplomat incident: governments don't fall this way
Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea
Purge fears, reduced political enthusiasm and concern over national prospects all key factors
The changing face of propaganda in Sinuiju
His grandfather and father remain omnipotent, but Kim Jong Un now features in many slogans
North Korea sanctions: We’ve seen nothing yet
Not since Korean War has a Kim faced a foreign adversary willing to risk destruction of the regime
North Korea and the Olympic Games
North Korea has a complex history with the Olympic Games but performances remain impressive
Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections
Bungling of defection explanation consistent with North Korean historical record
Resurgent imports of North Korean coal point to China’s diminishing appetite for UN sanctions
Beijing may be going easy on Pyongyang to punish South Korea and US for THAAD
A summery puzzle in East Asia: THAAD, missiles, and more
Amid tensions in region Beijing and Pyongyang try to put relations back on track, on the surface
