Analysis
Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
Japan imported North Korean goods during pandemic despite blanket trade ban
Customs data records over $26K of imports from DPRK since 2019, raising concerns about funneling of money to Pyongyang
June 30, 2023
North Korea offers rare look at its newest naval corvette
State media shows Amnok-class warship for first time, underlining low priority of conventional navy vessels
June 28, 2023
A war on words: Kim Jong Un’s Orwellian crackdown on talking like South Koreans
A new North Korean law polices intonation, jargon and more in futile effort to curtail ‘the puppet way of speaking’
June 28, 2023
The surprising ways North Korea and Pakistan’s nuclear strategies overlap
Both countries seek to use WMDs to level playing field with larger adversaries, though with crucial differences
June 27, 2023
Why Kim Jong Un has little reason to fear a Wagner-style rebellion
North Korea has taken systematic steps to guard against regime change, even at the cost of military effectiveness
June 26, 2023
Inside North Korea’s strategy to stop defections by officials stranded abroad
The regime uses family as collateral and encourages snitching to prevent escapes, which could pick up ahead of reopening
June 23, 2023
The other Korean demographic crisis: Unmasking North Korea’s population data
DPRK has likely fudged numbers since 90s famine, a finding that impacts assessments of military and economic strength
June 23, 2023
North Korea repaves spaceport launchpad after recent satellite failure
Fresh work throughout Sohae complex comes as party vows to quickly attempt another launch
June 22, 2023
How North Korea embraced an obscure religion as a tool for Korean unification
Kim Il Sung praised Chondoism as a patriotic and native faith, allowing it to flourish relative to other religions
June 21, 2023
Eyes in the sky: How North Korea could realize vision for spy satellite network
Experts say one satellite has little value but lays groundwork for one day monitoring ROK, Japan and even US mainland
June 21, 2023
