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Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims

Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims

South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol’s team suggests ROK’s situation will mirror Ukraine if opponent wins

Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 25, 2022
Local North Korean party officials gather for big ideology meeting: Imagery

Local North Korean party officials gather for big ideology meeting: Imagery

Upcoming conference appears to be part of Kim Jong Un’s efforts to enforce strict ideological cohesion at all levels

Local North Korean party officials gather for big ideology meeting: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 25, 2022
Top South Korean presidential candidates pitch North Korea policies to the world

Top South Korean presidential candidates pitch North Korea policies to the world

New essays from Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung sketch out different views on foreign policy and DPRK denuclearization

Top South Korean presidential candidates pitch North Korea policies to the world
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 25, 2022
Ukraine shows inter-Korean peace meaningless absent state power: Yoon

Ukraine shows inter-Korean peace meaningless absent state power: Yoon

Conservative candidate says Seoul should learn lessons from ongoing developments in Ukraine

Ukraine shows inter-Korean peace meaningless absent state power: Yoon
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2022
Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
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Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report

Oil tanker acquired around the same time Pyongyang appeared to accelerate smuggling operations in May 2021

Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer February 24, 2022
Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea

Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea

US prosecutor says new policy will target DPRK cyber threats and ‘nefarious activity’ by ‘hostile’ states

Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell February 24, 2022
Ukraine crisis could spark North Korean long-range missile testing, experts say

Ukraine crisis could spark North Korean long-range missile testing, experts say

Analysts tell NK News that DPRK will closely monitor US ability to coordinate international response to weapons tests

Ukraine crisis could spark North Korean long-range missile testing, experts say
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 24, 2022
Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships
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Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships

Construction adds to group of four new mansions built in Workers' Party compound last fall

Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 23, 2022
North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery
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North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery

Trucks appear to gather at key military parade training base as signs point to April event

North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 23, 2022
South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea

South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea

Provincial official sent letter and spoke on phone about idea with DPRK ambassador to China at Winter Games

South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer February 23, 2022