Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Russia tops oil exports to N.Korea in UN Comtrade data
China numbers not included, but figures appear much lower than total capacity of North Korean tankers in the region
Remembering when money talked, five years on
Fifth anniversary of currency debacle serves as reminder of market's power
Kim Jong Un may use Cessna aircraft
Small airfield near Kim compound raises question about Kim’s personal aircraft
Leader, Sun, Mentor, Guide: How North Korean leaders choose their titles
Great care is taken to give North Korea’s supreme leadership a sufficiently exalted set of monikers
DPRK, Iran strong partners in missile tech – Middle East experts
Tehran and Pyongyang collaborated, built better missile programs, present similar threats
Wonsan airport undergoing major renovation, expansion
N. Korea implementing plan to expand airport, support growing economic activity in region
Loyalty to N. Korean state declining by generation
Those who came of age during Arduous March have less faith in the regime’s benevolence
N. Korea involved with Syrian nuke site – Der Spiegel
Report, citing unnamed intelligence agencies, claims Pyongyang involved in ongoing Syrian nuclear program
December: Military drills, political anniversaries; reviewing elite changes in 2014
Month of December, year of 2014 follow patterns of Kim consolidating power since becoming leader in 2011
N. Korea makes more military leadership changes
Two officers assume new senior leadership roles, new air force commander elevated in rank