Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
North Korean studio secretly animated US-backed Russian film
Expert says companies risk sanctions violations after US designated April 26 Animation Studio last year
Japan dangerously out of step on North Korea as it flirts with rearmament
Tokyo has aligned closer to US rather than embrace multilateralism, a move likely to worsen its security situation
North Korea’s largest-ever banknote signals changes underfoot in monetary system
50,000-won denomination appears to be result of state efforts to push enterprises away from using foreign currency
North Korea careens from floods to drought, straining an already fragile system
Climate change is intensifying environmental shocks in the DPRK and placing millions at risk of going hungry
Beyond missiles: Why governments aren’t waging info warfare against North Korea
Getting uncensored information into DPRK could drive change, though experts caution not everything possible is advisable
Even after COVID leapfrogged border controls, no signs North Korea will open up
Ongoing travel restrictions have biggest impact on DPRK citizens stuck overseas, travel industry insiders say
North Korea’s sweeping leadership reshuffle could signal policy changes to come
30 officials receive new posts in what may be effort to crack down on corruption, control military and more
Row over North Korea’s rocket launch raises need for clear reporting rules
Even artillery rockets can qualify as missiles, but South Korea has not specified range threshold for publicizing tests
How North Korea’s revival of communism goes hand in hand with ultranationalism
Uptick in communist rhetoric during pandemic highlights peculiar ideological mix regime uses to stay in power
North Korea stands to lose more than it could gain by testing a nuclear weapon
A seventh test risks spoiling ties with benefactor China, but it’s unclear if that’s enough to deter the regime
