Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Imagining N. Korea’s secret police post-unification
With no practical way of dealing with security, military officials, discontent looks likely
Papers please: N. Korean ships fare poorly on inspections
Over 10% of inspected ships detained, though distribution of inspections is inconsistent
SAM exercise reaffirms modernization of N. Korean air defense forces
North Korean surface-to-air missile drill includes first known test launch of new mobile system
‘Pyongyang Speed’ touted as finished scientist street revealed
'Profit' motive might be behind the speedy pace of construction, says analyst
Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans
Northerners will confront outdated skill sets, diminished social statuses in after regime collapse
Let them eat rice: North Korea’s public distribution system
‘90s-era collapse of the Communist Bloc left a void, filled by markets and PDS nostalgia
North Korea’s ‘aspirational’ electricity grid
A large grid map in Pyongyang shows the DPRK's current grid, but also appears to include future projects
North Korea’s ‘aspirational’ electricity grid
A large grid map in Pyongyang shows the DPRK's current grid, but also appears to include future projects
Would China prop up a collapsing N. Korea?
In part 2 of a series on unification scenarios, we discuss Beijing’s possible reactions to a faltering North
Veterans: S.Korean Special Forces can’t infiltrate North Korea
ROKA-SF lacks the equipment basics required to reach North Korea quickly, carry out its mission and return alive