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N. Korea watchers see little hope for long-term impact from WomenCross

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

N. Korea watchers see little hope for long-term impact from WomenCross
Rob York
Rob York May 25, 2015
South Korea and U.S. prepare to activate joint division

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

South Korea and U.S. prepare to activate joint division
Kyle Johnson
Kyle Johnson May 25, 2015
North-Korea-as-terror-sponsor debate continues with House bill

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

North-Korea-as-terror-sponsor debate continues with House bill
Rob York
Rob York May 22, 2015
Lights out in Pyongyang? North Korea’s energy crisis

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

Lights out in Pyongyang? North Korea’s energy crisis
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 22, 2015
Tourism to North Korea dropped 40% in 2014 – NK News survey

Tourism to North Korea dropped 40% in 2014 – NK News survey

Tourism takes dive due to combination of factors caused by Pyongyang

Tourism to North Korea dropped 40% in 2014 – NK News survey
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 21, 2015
Document shows N. Korea’s plan to lure Wonsan-Kumgang investment

Document shows N. Korea’s plan to lure Wonsan-Kumgang investment

Regime intends to improve tourism infrastructure; past investors skeptical about prospects

Document shows N. Korea’s plan to lure Wonsan-Kumgang investment
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi May 20, 2015
North Korea in space: The prestigious frontier

North Korea in space: The prestigious frontier

With no technical barriers to another satellite launch, Pyongyang likely to pursue its space program

North Korea in space: The prestigious frontier
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 20, 2015
The other North Korean famine

The other North Korean famine

The disaster of the mid-1990s was not the first time bad decisions left many to go hungry

The other North Korean famine
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 19, 2015
North Korea’s million man army: potential peacekeeping force?

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 peacekeeping force?
North Korea’s million man army: potential mercenary force?

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?

North Korea’s million man army: potential mercenary force?