Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
North Korean ships likely banned from Dandong port
Local media, tracking data and inspection records indicate no DPRK ships currently allowed in the port
How Japan nabbed a N.Korean agent it couldn’t charge with spying
Lacking a National Security Act, authorities resort to insurance fraud, credit card theft charges
North Korea’s solid punch?
N.Korea has yet to use solid fuel on anything bigger than KN-02 – fortunately
Kim Jong Un attends advanced strategic SAM test
SAM test demonstrates S-300-like air defense capabilities
North Korean coal continues to move across the Yellow Sea
Despite sanctions and conflicting reports, North Korea's coal fleet remains busy
The pros and cons of sanctions on North Korea
All side can agree on better enforcement, a multipronged approach
Misconceptions about North Korea’s nuclear ambitions
Pyongyang’s determination to arm itself with nukes is anything but ‘unpredictable’
How Cold War assistance shaped N.Korea’s view of aid
Help from communist countries conditioned Pyongyang to view aid as steady and unconditional
Contradictions in North Korean ideology
Have North Koreans stopped to think about the holes in the official message?
A look into North Korea’s ‘Invitation-Only Zone’
Journalist Robert Boynton spent years investigating North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens
