Analysis
Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
North Korean crops improve little despite Kim Jong Un’s food fixation
NK Pro analysis shows North Korean crop health has stagnated despite regime’s efforts to alleviate food shortages
September 30, 2022
Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea
Moscow’s actions undermine institutions seeking to curb the DPRK’s nuclear program and suggest it will flout sanctions
September 30, 2022
North Korea slips down the agenda at UN General Assembly
Leaders scarcely mentioned DPRK this year, betraying little interest in seriously tackling its nuclear program
September 28, 2022
Foreign liquors, cosmetics among sanctioned goods on sale in Pyongyang: Photos
Luxury brands and Chinese industrial goods on offer despite North Korea’s border restrictions, exclusive photos show
September 27, 2022
Why sanctioning Tornado Cash may do little to curtail North Korean cyber crime
By removing human operators, the software-based crypto mixer creates new headaches for authorities and sanctions regime
September 26, 2022
God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families
North Korea has criticized hereditary succession but is the only communist country to have done it twice
September 23, 2022
Giant new campus in Pyongyang is military institute, exclusive images suggest
Propaganda and architecture show facility next to Kim Il Sung University may support aerospace or missile development
September 23, 2022
Suh Dae-sook, pioneering biographer of North Korea’s Kim Il Sung, dies at 90
A major figure in DPRK studies, Suh bridged gaps with scholarship in English and shed light on regime during Cold War
September 21, 2022
Evaluating the troubled legacy of Japan’s first summit with North Korea
Tokyo secured historic if fleeting breakthrough in Pyongyang 20 years ago, only for it to be derailed by public opinion
September 21, 2022
UN report underscores unprecedented ‘intensity’ of North Korean weapons testing
New Panel of Experts report probes DPRK claims about tactical nuclear missile, says nuke test site ready at short notice
September 21, 2022
