Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in
Signs point to a nighttime event to mark Feb. 8 holiday, featuring over 13,000 soldiers and DPRK’s biggest weapons
Why North Korea is the ultimate sucker bet for would-be investors
Cheap labor and proximity to China are not enough to make DPRK preferable to alternatives like Vietnam and Indonesia
Timeline: From South Korean nukes to North Korean lockdown
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from January 1 - January 31
Sprawling worker camp appears near North Korea’s military nerve center
Imagery shows new construction project outside Pyongyang that may be housing for munition workers or greenhouse farm
A tale of rogue states: Why Myanmar has every reason to pursue North Korean arms
Two years since coup, experts says Tatmadaw regime could turn again to an old partner and take a page from its playbook
South Korea’s on-again, off-again relationship with nuclear weapons
North Korean threats and anxiety about US extended deterrence have led ROK to flirt with developing nukes since 1970s
Vast new trove of North Korean laws shines light on developments in country
Texts acquired by ROK spy agency underscore construction push and greatly expand knowledge of legal system
What’s left of the foreign community in Pyongyang, three years into pandemic
NK Pro has compiled a comprehensive update of diplomatic and business presence in North Korea as of Jan. 2023
Pyongyang streets empty but civilians still training for military parade: Images
Kim Jong Un appears to put millions under lockdown to ensure success of upcoming propaganda event
Why North Korean state media remains silent about the Pyongyang lockdown
Regime may feel it can downplay restrictions for now, but a serious COVID outbreak could quickly change the calculus
