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Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

North Korea’s ambitious rural housing project off to slow start: Analysis
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North Korea’s ambitious rural housing project off to slow start: Analysis

Only a few thousand new homes appeared across the country last year as state media stays coy about construction targets

North Korea’s ambitious rural housing project off to slow start: Analysis
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 11, 2023
North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
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North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery

Compounds resemble known isolation ward and point to efforts to isolate patients long before DPRK’s first outbreak

North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle January 10, 2023
North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border

North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border

Renovated Sinuiju Square features copies of capital’s buildings and propaganda signs and could be used for parades

North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 10, 2023
North Korea and France have no official ties. That doesn’t mean they don’t talk.
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North Korea and France have no official ties. That doesn’t mean they don’t talk.

Despite diplomatic non-recognition, the two states have long found ways to cooperate in business and cultural exchanges

North Korea and France have no official ties. That doesn’t mean they don’t talk.
Nicolas Levi
Nicolas Levi January 9, 2023
North Korea’s big year ahead: Will the country emerge from its COVID isolation?
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North Korea’s big year ahead: Will the country emerge from its COVID isolation?

In second of two-part series, NK Pro reporters share predictions about inter-Korean ties, trade, human rights and more

North Korea’s big year ahead: Will the country emerge from its COVID isolation?
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NK Pro January 6, 2023
How US humanitarian assistance could break the impasse with North Korea
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How US humanitarian assistance could break the impasse with North Korea

Decoupling aid from denuclearization can help cool tensions but risks appearing to reward DPRK for flouting sanctions

How US humanitarian assistance could break the impasse with North Korea
Monet Stokes
Monet Stokes January 6, 2023
North Korea’s big year ahead: From new missiles to a nuke test and more
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North Korea’s big year ahead: From new missiles to a nuke test and more

In the first of a two-part series, NK Pro journalists give their predictions about what to expect from the DPRK in 2023

North Korea’s big year ahead: From new missiles to a nuke test and more
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NK Pro January 5, 2023
New North Korean drama leans on violence and foul language to appeal to viewers

New North Korean drama leans on violence and foul language to appeal to viewers

More provocative propaganda may be attempt to cater to younger generations who have been exposed to foreign content

New North Korean drama leans on violence and foul language to appeal to viewers
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung January 4, 2023
How North Korea’s own military-industrial complex drives defense spending
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How North Korea’s own military-industrial complex drives defense spending

Armed forces and munitions producers compete for resources but also have a shared interest in blocking demilitarization

How North Korea’s own military-industrial complex drives defense spending
Peter Ward
Peter Ward January 4, 2023
Timeline: From North Korea’s party plenum to sending drones into South Korea
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Timeline: From North Korea’s party plenum to sending drones into South Korea

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from December 1 - December 31

Timeline: From North Korea’s party plenum to sending drones into South Korea
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NK Pro January 3, 2023
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