Analysis
Latest NK Pro analysis related to the DPRK
State media review: North Korea marks May Day with Kim praise and cow prizes
An in-depth analysis of workers’ holiday celebrations, new animation episodes and mid-tier housing project coverage
May 4, 2023
Timeline: From the US-ROK summit to North Korea’s first solid-fuel ICBM test
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from April 1 - April 30
May 3, 2023
North Korea plans massive train factory as it struggles to produce new designs
120-acre facility in Pyongyang likely to become new manufacturing base for trains, trams and subway cars
May 2, 2023
Less is more? How North Korea’s evolving photo tactics reflect regime priorities
NK Pro analysis shows state media is publishing fewer and fewer images, even as its photographers use better cameras
May 2, 2023
How American leadership, not just North Korea, challenges the US-ROK alliance
South Korea could continue march toward nuclear deterrent if summit agreement can’t temper its fears of abandonment
May 1, 2023
Seoul to join web freedom coalition, as it blocks North Korean content at home
Advocate for open internet says membership in Freedom Online Coalition is at odds with South Korea’s domestic censorship
May 1, 2023
How North Korean propaganda remembers the genocide of Native Americans
Kim regime holds up America’s sins to paint US as incorrigible colonizer and deflect from its own human rights abuses
May 1, 2023
US reassures Seoul over North Korean threats, with eye on ROK nuclear debate
Washington Declaration provides important updates to alliance but risks encouraging South Korean nuke advocates
April 28, 2023
State media review: North Korea slams US over Silicon Valley Bank collapse
An in-depth analysis of criticisms of capitalism, missile-like apartments, an important military holiday and more
April 27, 2023
What the US-ROK summit means for security on the Korean Peninsula
Tensions with North Korea set to remain high as allies give few off-ramps or incentives for DPRK to curb weapons testing
April 27, 2023
