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Kim consolidates power in February
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Kim consolidates power in February

N. Korean regime attempts to reinforce loyalty while making position changes after purge

Kim consolidates power in February
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi March 10, 2015
Regime focused on political events, military drills in February
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Regime focused on political events, military drills in February

Pyongyang holds major party meetings, political observances, and military training

Regime focused on political events, military drills in February
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi March 10, 2015
Ice Age: Drugs in North Korea

Ice Age: Drugs in North Korea

The narcotics trade spreads, with consequences for the North and for China

Ice Age: Drugs in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 9, 2015
North Korea using renewable energy at air base

North Korea using renewable energy at air base

Renewable energy plant at military base could be test bed for widespread use

North Korea using renewable energy at air base
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi March 9, 2015
Volunteer excavators at Korean War massacre site seek govt. support

Volunteer excavators at Korean War massacre site seek govt. support

Investigation team says indifference reflects Seoul government's unwillingness to face past

Volunteer excavators at Korean War massacre site seek govt. support
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi March 6, 2015
‘Pro-North’ paper with conservative daily’s name unearthed

‘Pro-North’ paper with conservative daily’s name unearthed

Historian considers edition praising North Korean army a 'leaflet' by propagandists

‘Pro-North’ paper with conservative daily’s name unearthed
JH Ahn
JH Ahn March 5, 2015
Children of North Koreans, living between borders

Children of North Koreans, living between borders

A generation of half-Korean children, denied full legal rights, come of age in China

Children of North Koreans, living between borders
Stephanie Gordon
Stephanie Gordon March 4, 2015
Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea

Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea

How did the North Korean leadership muzzle the tiger that Ceausescu could not control?

Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea
Balazs Szalontai
Balazs Szalontai March 3, 2015
Russian Railways interested in revamping North Korean rail
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Russian Railways interested in revamping North Korean rail

Rail network modernization faces challenges, namely lack of clarity from Pyongyang

Russian Railways interested in revamping North Korean rail
Christopher Rivituso March 2, 2015
Songbun and the five castes of North Korea

Songbun and the five castes of North Korea

Source indicates that social classification system has more classes – and criteria – than previously thought

Songbun and the five castes of North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 26, 2015