Analysis
Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
North Korea’s cruise missile launch is serious — not just ‘business as usual’
Washington's reaction was understandable, but DPRK cruise missiles may soon become delivery systems for nuclear weapons
March 25, 2021
Why Moon Jae-in can’t be pressured into tackling North Korean human rights
President Moon Jae-in failed to implement parts of a North Korean human rights act and continues to rebuff the topic
March 24, 2021
Moon’s desperate North Korea outreach is costing him credibility in Washington
Moon must prove that he’s a rational actor — not an ideologue hell-bent on inter-Korean dialogue
March 23, 2021
Seoul needs to budge on big issues if it wants Tokyo’s help on North Korea
South Korea wants to mend ties with Japan to please the U.S., but appears inflexible on controversial historical issues
March 22, 2021
Kim and Moon are the biggest losers of Blinken’s Asia visit
The Biden administration is not offering Pyongyang the flexibility that both North and South Korea likely hoped for
March 19, 2021
North Korea’s new China ambassador may boost economic cooperation to new heights
Diplomat Ri Ryong Nam was appointed around the same time as a series of reports on increased China-DPRK cooperation
March 18, 2021
China’s new domestic vaccine mandate could devastate future North Korea travel
Beijing announced that visa applicants will have to be inoculated with a Chinese-made vaccine
March 18, 2021
Why Kim Yo Jong will complain about US-ROK military drills until the end of time
Military exercises have little impact on talks with North Korea, regardless of angry words from Kim Jong Un’s sister
March 17, 2021
Biden’s North Korea outreach failed. Now, prospects for talks are even bleaker.
Biden’s busy agenda, lessons learned from the Trump era and COVID-19 make renewed U.S.-DPRK talks very unlikely
March 15, 2021
Here we go again: Kim Jong Un is pinning false hope on tech to fix his economy
From Mao to Stalin, communist leaders have pushed bad science in hope of achieving their socialist utopias
March 12, 2021
