Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
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
Evidence of Pyongyang building collapse inconclusive
NK News investigation, in-country sources cast doubts on media reports
Evidence of building collapse inconclusive
NK News investigation, in-country sources cast doubts on media reports
North Korea propaganda pushes preparations ahead of Congress
N.Koreans using graph systems and countdown to keep track of preparations, production for congress
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
Will the U.S. ever ban tourists from North Korea?
Ban would likely attempt to eliminate capital from regime and risks of further arrests
Who works in North Korea’s private sector?
Not everyone in private enterprise gets rich, or even has basic legal protections
North Korea offers what it doesn’t have
Pyongyang tries to bargain away illegal nuclear weapons program instead of facing responsibility
Chinese money talks in North Korea
There is a huge amount of yuan in the North, which Beijing may use this to its advantage one day
The North Korean offer: Why now?
Deal of no nuke tests for no U.S.-ROK drills even falls short of Leap Day Deal
