Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
North Korea’s Kim family cult: Roots in Japanese state Shinto?
One finds greater parity between Juche, Imperial Japan than communist Russia or China
The real reason North Korea refugees – not defectors – struggle
Those who escape the North are from the less educated, less skilled, less politically engaged class
N. Korean oil tankers around Russia go quiet in early 2015
Chinese tankers seem more active over the last four weeks
North Korea appoints new KPA special ops commander
Kim Yong Bok succeeds Choe Kyong Song as commander of XI Corps
Increased emphasis on unmanned aerial vehicles planned
Party statement calls for emphasis on lightweight, unmanned weapons systems
Unification-pop: When South Korean singers looked North for inspiration
K-pop wasn't always about leggy girls, broken hearts or the streets of Gangnam
Country Profile: Thailand and North Korea
Luxury cars and chicken curry: Thailand's odd exports to the DPRK
State media reveals images of new naval vessel
Advanced ship design likely a series of prototypes, rather than a demonstration of current capabilities
N. Korea flaunts new ship with advanced missile capability
Anti-ship missile exercise sheds more light on modernizing navy
State media highlights test launch of anti-ship missile
North Korea reveals more about its Kh-35 derivative, boasts of deterrent capability
