Analysis
Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
From McDonald’s to Walmart: How North Korea can reinvent its economy
Large Western retail corporations could serve as a model for Pyongyang’s centrally-planned production
March 10, 2021
Why the agreement on shared military spending is good for South Korea and the US
Negotiating these cost-sharing deals was often painful, but does not need to be as humiliating in the future
March 9, 2021
Timeline: From Washington’s foreign policy moves to South Korea’s leaky border
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Feb. 1 - Feb. 28
March 2, 2021
North Korea’s economy is in a state of catastrophe, but the issue is decades-old
New data shows that the DPRK’s economic stagnation started much earlier than researchers previously thought
February 26, 2021
Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow
The U.S. and North Korea missed the chance to strike a deal, experts say — and that opportunity may never come back
February 26, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man may be leading a new North Korean security council
Jo Yong Won appears to be heading a mysterious, rumored office that focuses on foreign policy and security
February 24, 2021
Japan’s back in the North Korea game, but it faces nearly impossible challenges
North Korea’s long-range nuclear threat could overshadow Japan’s other security priorities
February 23, 2021
Open for business? North Korea can learn a lot from Cuba’s economic reforms
North Korea has a similar history to Cuba, but has lagged behind since the collapse of European communism in the 1990s
February 17, 2021
North Korea is fighting to take back control of its economy from the markets
Kim Jong Un steered his country away from economic reform at the recent Eighth Party Congress and Second Plenary Meeting
February 16, 2021
North Koreans survive on private business — and Kim will fail to stop them
North Koreans also resisted former DPRK leader Kim Jong Il’s attempts to clamp down on the country’s private economy
February 15, 2021
