Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
How North Korean businesses skirted state-set price controls to survive
Collapse of Soviet Union led Pyongyang to create markets for enterprises to trade, but a backlash rolled back reforms
North Korea buys thousands more ventilators, hinting at untold COVID suffering
Import of medical equipment from China appears at odds with state media claims of only 75 deaths from 5 million cases
How Ukraine’s breakaway republics could fund North Korean nukes
Proposed bilateral cooperation would violate sanctions and shows Russian support for UN resolutions is waning fast
This time, China likely won’t care (much) about a North Korean nuclear test
Beijing has pressured Pyongyang in past, but changed situation suggest seventh test may even serve China’s interests
North Korea dismantles COVID quarantine area at Pyongyang airport, imagery shows
Quarantine zone appeared in May before Air Koryo planes flew to Shenyang to reportedly collect COVID-19 supplies
Will the real Kim Il Sung please stand up?
Almost three decades after his death, stories claiming the North Korean founder was an imposter live on
Another reason North Korean statistics are hard to trust — human error
State media broadcasts number of recovered ‘fever’ patients but incorrectly includes the number of new cases
How the new UN human rights envoy can make a difference for North Koreans
Elizabeth Salmón will need to both engage Pyongyang and hold the regime accountable to succeed in difficult role
Why the US should treat North Korean cyberattacks as seriously as missile tests
Washington has failed to revamp its strategy in response to DPRK cyber operations, imperiling denuclearization efforts
Anti-North Korea balloons could spark the peninsula’s next military crisis
Pyongyang has set stage for retaliatory action by blaming balloons for spreading COVID, posing a dilemma for Seoul
