Analysis
Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
How US-ROK response missile launches bolster deterrence against North Korea
Exercises fit into broader efforts to restore joint drills and push forward transfer of wartime control to Seoul
July 5, 2022
Moon’s legacy limits Yoon’s options for information warfare against North Korea
Conservatives have often ramped up anti-regime propaganda when in power but may have trouble doing so this time
July 4, 2022
Timeline: From North Korea’s ‘military action plan’ to missiles and summits
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from June 1 - June 30
July 1, 2022
What Joe Biden can learn from Jimmy Carter about diplomacy with North Korea
Lessons from ex-president’s failed attempt to arrange meeting of US and Koreas remain relevant amid current deadlock
June 30, 2022
Why US sanctions on North Korea’s main airport would do more harm than good
Repeated missile launches from Pyongyang airfield this year suggest Washington could target it for future designations
June 29, 2022
Why North Korea’s killing of ROK official has again erupted into scandal
Desire for justice or political revenge driving renewed debate over Moon Jae-in’s response to 2020 incident, experts say
June 29, 2022
North Korean studio secretly animated US-backed Russian film
Expert says companies risk sanctions violations after US designated April 26 Animation Studio last year
June 27, 2022
Japan dangerously out of step on North Korea as it flirts with rearmament
Tokyo has aligned closer to US rather than embrace multilateralism, a move likely to worsen its security situation
June 24, 2022
North Korea’s largest-ever banknote signals changes underfoot in monetary system
50,000-won denomination appears to be result of state efforts to push enterprises away from using foreign currency
June 22, 2022
North Korea careens from floods to drought, straining an already fragile system
Climate change is intensifying environmental shocks in the DPRK and placing millions at risk of going hungry
June 21, 2022
