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July 18, 2024

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Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

S.Korea makes shaky claims on North Korea’s satellite launch
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S.Korea makes shaky claims on North Korea’s satellite launch

Recent claims made by military experts in South Korea pull too much data from one fairing

S.Korea makes shaky claims on North Korea’s satellite launch
Scott LaFoy
Scott LaFoy April 29, 2016
Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’

Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’

The third Kim pays special attention to children in fiction, rewarding a surprising individuality

Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko April 29, 2016
S.Korea makes shaky claims on North Korea’s satellite launch

S.Korea makes shaky claims on North Korea’s satellite launch

Recent claims made by military experts in South Korea pull too much data from one fairing

S.Korea makes shaky claims on North Korea’s satellite launch
Scott LaFoy
Scott LaFoy April 29, 2016
Evidence of Pyongyang building collapse inconclusive
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Evidence of Pyongyang building collapse inconclusive

NK News investigation, in-country sources cast doubts on media reports

Evidence of Pyongyang building collapse inconclusive
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 28, 2016
Evidence of building collapse inconclusive

Evidence of building collapse inconclusive

NK News investigation, in-country sources cast doubts on media reports

Evidence of building collapse inconclusive
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 28, 2016
North Korea propaganda pushes preparations ahead of Congress
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North Korea propaganda pushes preparations ahead of Congress

N.Koreans using graph systems and countdown to keep track of preparations, production for congress

North Korea propaganda pushes preparations ahead of Congress
JH Ahn
JH Ahn April 27, 2016
To ‘get’ Kim Jong Un, Sun Tzu trumps Clausewitz

To ‘get’ Kim Jong Un, Sun Tzu trumps Clausewitz

In order to deal with dictators, one has to understand what motivates them, to be in their head

To ‘get’ Kim Jong Un, Sun Tzu trumps Clausewitz
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy April 27, 2016
Will the U.S. ever ban tourists from North Korea?

Will the U.S. ever ban tourists from North Korea?

Ban would likely attempt to eliminate capital from regime and risks of further arrests

Will the U.S. ever ban tourists from North Korea?
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald April 27, 2016
Who works in North Korea’s private sector?

Who works in North Korea’s private sector?

Not everyone in private enterprise gets rich, or even has basic legal protections

Who works in North Korea’s private sector?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 25, 2016
North Korea offers what it doesn’t have

North Korea offers what it doesn’t have

Pyongyang tries to bargain away illegal nuclear weapons program instead of facing responsibility

North Korea offers what it doesn’t have
Bruce Klingner
Bruce Klingner April 25, 2016