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Latest NK Pro analysis related to the DPRK
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
100,000 North Korean soldiers won’t fight in Ukraine. But a few dozen might.
The DPRK has deployed troops to foreign conflicts before, from the Vietnam War to the civil war in Syria
August 12, 2022
China’s retaliation over Taiwan endangers cooperation on North Korea: Experts
Increasing hostility between Beijing and Washington could give Pyongyang more leeway to evade sanctions
August 12, 2022
Kim Yo Jong’s accusation that Seoul spread COVID sets stage for future violence
Experts say North Korea using crisis to push harder line toward South Korea, even as it celebrates ‘victory’ over virus
August 11, 2022
State media review: North Korea backs China over Taiwan issue
An in-depth analysis of DPRK-China alignment, Seoul’s ‘audacious’ inter-Korean plans, consumer goods shows and more
August 11, 2022
North Korea’s proclamation of COVID ‘victory’ only portends more suffering ahead
Kim regime focused on crafting propaganda wins rather than embracing solutions like vaccines that would help it open up
August 11, 2022
Kim Jong Un megayacht spotted at secluded beach while leader out of public view
Satellite imagery captures vessel near new mansions on east coast in sign that Kim is vacationing
August 10, 2022
The flaws in the Bank of Korea’s estimates of North Korean economic activity
Questionable assumptions underlie researchers’ methods and findings, as DPRK economy remains a statistical black hole
August 10, 2022
Yoon wants to get tough on North Korea but lacks options to be true hardliner
Inter-Korean economic exchanges ended years ago, leaving few ways to apply pressure beyond more hawkish rhetoric
August 10, 2022
