Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
How COVID-19 and drought shaped North Korea’s priorities at latest party plenum
Leadership signaled focus on agriculture and construction as it deals with effects of long-term trade shutdown
What the US, China and Russia stand to gain by cooperating on North Korea
Three parties’ standoff over DPRK sanctions at UN shows the need for a less punitive and multilateral approach
For Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s COVID crisis is also a propaganda opportunity
Experts say state media has savvily manipulated stats to show the regime is leading country to overcome outbreak
What a ‘swift and forceful’ US response to a North Korean nuke test could be
Washington could consider everything from boosting missile defenses to information campaigns
From COVID to nukes: What to expect at North Korea’s upcoming party plenum
Virus response and economy likely top priorities at major meeting, though Kim Jong Un may comment on foreign relations
North Korea’s 8-missile salvo likely a test of command and control systems
Pyongyang appears to be making progress in operational training to validate mass production standards for missiles
Factor markets: Who really owns the land, labor and capital in North Korea?
Actual control and right to buy and sell are increasingly determined by access to funds, not by state fiat
North Korea adds skyscraper, simplifies designs for major new housing project
State media says framework construction ‘nearing completion’ at 10,000-home project in Pyongyang’s Hwasong area
Timeline: From North Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak to summits and missiles galore
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 - May 31
Why some North Koreans actually benefit from sanctions on their country
Measures targeting DPRK’s weapons programs can serve interests of security institutions, military and firms
