Analysis
Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
North Korea likely preparing massive Pyongyang concert for Youth Day: Imagery
State media’s emphasis on leisure after lifting COVID restrictions suggests events may focus more on fun than sacrifice
August 25, 2022
Kim Jong Un accelerates upgrades at luxury lake resort and party office HQ
Satellite imagery suggests DPRK has found new resources to pour into leader’s projects despite economic ‘hardships’
August 24, 2022
Why foreign offers of investment will never be attractive to Pyongyang
Capital growth, transparency and foreign information are anathema to Kim Jong Un, who draws power from DPRK’s isolation
August 23, 2022
North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery
Kumgang Pension Town latest target of efforts to remove South Korea’s properties at former inter-Korean tourism zone
August 21, 2022
Why are foreign exchange rates soaring in North Korea?
Global inflation, signs of looming food shortages may be driving forex market in DPRK
August 19, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to denuclearize North Korea isn’t so ‘audacious’ after all
Offers of aid will do little to persuade Kim Jong Un without security guarantees, something Seoul says it can’t provide
August 17, 2022
Easing COVID rules a way for North Korea to project control — including to China
Experts say changes may seek to allay public dissatisfaction and convince Beijing to resume cross-border trade
August 17, 2022
North Korea eyes China border trade resumption as quarantine center cleared
Imagery shows movement at freight intake platforms after Kim Jong Un ordered ‘reexamination’ of COVID border policies
August 16, 2022
How corruption conquered North Korea, and why it’s there to stay
While Kim Il Sung launched campaigns that curbed graft, Kim Jong Un has found corruption beneficial to his regime
August 16, 2022
With military makeover, Kim Jong Un asserts his own power in face of troubles
North Korean leader donning white military garb is gesture that seeks to diminish symbolic standing of his predecessors
August 15, 2022
