Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
N. Korea watchers see little hope for long-term impact from WomenCross
Experts keen on engagement see need for further work to build on march, which looks unlikely to materialize
South Korea and U.S. prepare to activate joint division
New formation could bring long-term impacts for U.S.-ROK joint training, wartime OPCON transfer
North-Korea-as-terror-sponsor debate continues with House bill
What a House bill calling North Korea a state sponsor of terror would, and wouldn't, do
Lights out in Pyongyang? North Korea’s energy crisis
Reports from in-country sources indicate capital was unable to cope over winter, plunging residents into darkness
Tourism to North Korea dropped 40% in 2014 – NK News survey
Tourism takes dive due to combination of factors caused by Pyongyang
Document shows N. Korea’s plan to lure Wonsan-Kumgang investment
Regime intends to improve tourism infrastructure; past investors skeptical about prospects
North Korea in space: The prestigious frontier
With no technical barriers to another satellite launch, Pyongyang likely to pursue its space program
The other North Korean famine
The disaster of the mid-1990s was not the first time bad decisions left many to go hungry
North Korea’s million man army: potential peacekeeping force?
Could KPA go from threat to international security to contributor toward international peace?
North Korea’s million man army: potential mercenary force?
Could KPA be used on large scale in Syria, small scale elsewhere as money-maker for North?