Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on North Korea predictions for 2025. Part one can be read here.

North Korea’s military cooperation with Russia in Ukraine took up all the oxygen in the room in 2024, but a range of domestic developments are set to rear their head and make a mark in 2025.

In part two of our prediction series, the NK Pro team explains why Kim Jong Un’s crusade against markets will trigger widespread anger, why state media will embrace AI to better target foreign readers and why