Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Why animal cruelty is commonplace in North Korean popular culture
While violence against humans is rare in DPRK art, films show animals as soulless creatures whose pain does not matter
As North Korean cyberattacks wreak havoc, insurers move to safeguard industry
Proposed exception for state-backed attacks will run into difficulties due to complexity of attribution, experts say
North Korea likely preparing massive Pyongyang concert for Youth Day: Imagery
State media’s emphasis on leisure after lifting COVID restrictions suggests events may focus more on fun than sacrifice
Kim Jong Un accelerates upgrades at luxury lake resort and party office HQ
Satellite imagery suggests DPRK has found new resources to pour into leader’s projects despite economic ‘hardships’
Why foreign offers of investment will never be attractive to Pyongyang
Capital growth, transparency and foreign information are anathema to Kim Jong Un, who draws power from DPRK’s isolation
North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery
Kumgang Pension Town latest target of efforts to remove South Korea’s properties at former inter-Korean tourism zone
Why are foreign exchange rates soaring in North Korea?
Global inflation, signs of looming food shortages may be driving forex market in DPRK
Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to denuclearize North Korea isn’t so ‘audacious’ after all
Offers of aid will do little to persuade Kim Jong Un without security guarantees, something Seoul says it can’t provide
Easing COVID rules a way for North Korea to project control — including to China
Experts say changes may seek to allay public dissatisfaction and convince Beijing to resume cross-border trade
North Korea eyes China border trade resumption as quarantine center cleared
Imagery shows movement at freight intake platforms after Kim Jong Un ordered ‘reexamination’ of COVID border policies
