Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
North Korea policy to stay same after national security chief shakeup: Experts
Kim Sung-han’s replacement shares same skepticism of engagement, pro-US stance as others in Yoon administration
With warhead inspection, Kim Jong Un flaunts confidence in tactical nukes
Display of mass-produced Hwasan-31 helps North Korea achieve its deterrence goals, with or without a nuclear test
Why North Korea’s ‘radioactive tsunami’ weapon may just be a bluff
New undersea drone has major flaws that make it unworthy of serious investment, but it can still send message to US
How sanctions contribute to North Korea’s humanitarian distress
Pyongyang is at fault for food shortages and other problems, but there are ways to ease excessive impacts of sanctions
Why North Korea and the Philippines view each other with mutual distrust
Manilla has fostered security ties with South Korea and the US even as its relationship with Pyongyang has stagnated
North Korea’s new silo-based missile raises risk of prompt preemptive strikes
Silos enable regime to launch tactical nuclear weapons at moment’s notice, further complicating US-ROK military planning
Why normalizing US-North Korea relations is a prerequisite for denuclearization
By treating the North Korean issue exclusively as a nonproliferation concern, the US sets itself up for failure
The clumsy propaganda of North Korean radio plays
Radio networks launched under Kim Jong Un try to win hearts and minds of South Koreans but are often comically inept
North Korean planes active at Pyongyang airport hours after runway missile test
Satellite imagery shows Kim Jong Un jet and other planes on move around ICBM launch, raising questions about safety
North Korea using US-ROK drills as cover to carry out missile tests, experts say
Latest launch of Hwasong-17 ICBM aims to break up alliance coordination and introduces improvements to missile design
