Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
North Korea has ‘excellent’ oil and gas exploration potential
Recent report indicates possible DPRK oil and gas reserves, though extraction remains difficult
North Korea angles for FDI, but doubt lingers
Pyongyang angles to attract more takers; past partners reveal mixed results
Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia
Expect northern Koreans to take a Russian or Japanese – not a German – attitude toward the past
Could North Korea again save Taiwan?
Continued risks of instability north of the DMZ may distract from coming cross-Straits tensions
In session: What to look for at N.Korea’s 7th Party Congress in May
By reviving a long-dormant format, Kim Jong Un looks to further establish his legitimacy
N. Korean ‘abduction manual’ leaked: Tokyo Shimbun
Manual's South Korean-style spellings raise questions, but may be part of acclimation process
Russian imports of N. Korean products continue to fall
Value of DRPK exports to Russia ten times lower than two years ago
Lee Ul Sol: Last of N. Korea’s original partisans
94-year-old's career, medal count shows how Pyongyang values absolute, obsequious loyalty
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
