Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Laibach in the DPRK: Will Slovenian band rock North Korea?
What led a controversial group from the former Communist Bloc to organize a trip in North Korea?
Exhibition on N.Korean posters draws comparisons with S.Korea
Styles once were similar, though S. Korean growth, openness has caused divergence over time
Pyongyang confirms Pak is People’s Armed Forces Minister
Pak’s appointment likely meant to increase party control of military
North Korean defection by the numbers
Most recent data show falling numbers, changing ratios and factors affection defection
Few boundaries: A history of the North Korea-China border
Border security may be at its tightest now, but still far from the prime of other communist nations
Kim Jong Un’s agenda dominated by military affairs in June
Pyongyang leadership remains heavily focused on military, continuing Songun policy
A North Korean lesson in photoediting
Removing people, images, from photos helps dictators solve inconvenient narratives
North Korea’s ‘Bulletproof Wall’ TV series oddly satisfying
Series is surprisingly entertaining, yet lacks modern filming technology international viewers’ may be accustomed to
N. Korean oil tankers movement indicates refinery, power plant presence
NK News ship tracker shows oil tankers visiting the facility, also visible on satellite imagery
Despite drought, N. Korean cereal imports lower than 2014
Chinese trade data indicate decrease in cereal imports when compared to same period in 2014