Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
North Korean naval exercise simulates amphibious assault, naval battles
Unreported exercise conducted in October combined submarines, hovercraft and modern VSV-type craft
Correction: North Korea conducts naval exercise or demonstration at Nampo
Unreported naval event conducted in October combined submarines, hovercraft and modern VSV-type craf
November: N. Korean regime shows leadership stability, emphasizes fishing
Kim moves away from purges as regime stabilizes, prioritizes economics for “people’s well-being"
North Korea’s halting anti-smoking efforts
Public health services struggle to combat habit identified with centuries-old male social behavior
Despite reported ban, N. Korean seafood exports continue
Imports of cereals also fell again in October, with North Korea importing 70% less that in 2014
North Korean victims of North Korean kidnappings
Pyongyang hasn’t just taken people from Japan or S.Korea – sometimes its own citizens are nabbed
Kim Jong Un may be easing reign of terror over elites
Shift from purge by execution to punishment by reeducation possible sign of stabilizing regime
Coming of age in North Korea
Second in a two-part series on the life cycle of a North Korean, from school to sepulcher
Life of a North Korean: From birth to a mountain grave
Part 1 in our guide to growing up, memberships, and an 'education' in the leaders' great feats
North Korean tankers return to Russia
Tankers primarily use a terminal operated by a large, independent Russian oil and gas company
