Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
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
How private finance took hold in North Korea
Despite technical illegalities and potential for crime, underground money transfers work startlingly well
North Korea’s tale of two front pages
Why did North Korea change its newspaper from the day Kim Jong Il's promotion was announced?
North Korea expands its oil tanker fleet
Vessel tracker also shows visit from Russian tanker, indicating increasing shipments
