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Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
Biden, Xi still going round in circles on North Korea at latest summit
Experts say DPRK policy ‘remains on autopilot’ even as US and Chinese leaders make progress on other issues
November 16, 2023
North Korea debuts next stage in topsy-turvy development of solid-fuel missiles
Tests of new intermediate-range missile engines follow solid-fuel ICBM success and lay groundwork for flight testing
November 15, 2023
North Korea boasts of successful kids camp project despite 14-year delay
State media credits Kim Jong Un but ignores drawn out construction, likely due to chronic shortages and mismanagement
November 14, 2023
Why the US won’t mind if South Korea scraps military pact with North Korea
Experts say US has harbored reservations about deal since 2018 signing but may see its value in preventing escalation
November 14, 2023
White Juche: How North Korea captured the imagination of the global far right
White nationalists and neo-Nazis have held up DPRK as model of racial purity and autarky, despite its Marxist trappings
November 13, 2023
South Korean support for unification with North Korea is likely just lip service
New poll suggests many have not considered ramifications of official policy and may prefer alternatives if given choice
November 13, 2023
How North Korea pillories the South’s fertility crisis, while ignoring its own
State propaganda blames capitalism for low birth rates in other countries but praises DPRK mothers as ‘labor heroes’
Why North Korea would supply Russia with short-range ballistic missiles
Seoul says shipment may have happened, and experts say DPRK could use it as opportunity to test new weapons in combat
November 9, 2023
How two Koreas’ embrace of missile capabilities has amplified conflict risks
Lowering likelihood of North Korean nuclear use has emerged as primary task in near term, eclipsing denuclearization
November 7, 2023
‘Son of the army’: North Korea holds up infant as future soldier for Kim Jong Un
TV program profiles boy delivered by army medics during pandemic, in propaganda campaign to shore up support for regime
November 7, 2023
