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Why North Korea may have tabled its campaign to ramp up inter-Korean tensions
Absence of an inter-Korean CMC agenda item suggests that Pyongyang is giving anti-South Korea plans a deep freeze
July 21, 2020
UN agencies unable to leave Pyongyang, creating unprecedented obstacles
Foreign workers at UN agencies in the capital unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 measures enacted in February
July 19, 2020
Missed diplomatic opportunity? South Korea’s unilateral North Korea sanctions
Seoul's "May 24" measures remain in place, despite Moon's efforts to improve ties
July 10, 2020
Six months since border closures, fears of COVID-19 mount in North Korea
Analysis suggests that the DPRK is likely trying to minimize the spread of existing outbreaks
July 8, 2020
Kim Jong Un reappears at Politburo meeting on COVID-19
North Korean officials criticized for lax attitude as Kim urges strengthening coronavirus response measures
July 2, 2020
Left behind: Despite détente, six South Koreans remain imprisoned in the North
Convicted of espionage and effectively abandoned by Seoul, it's unclear whether any will ever return home
July 2, 2020
Amid all-time appearance lows, Kim Jong Un absent for another three-week period
Data showed an unprecedentedly low number of Kim Jong Un appearances over the past three months
June 29, 2020
North Korean restaurant in Beijing remains open, despite UN sanctions
Pyongyang Unbangwan is one of at least two DPRK-linked eateries operating in the Chinese capital city
June 26, 2020
Activist group launches balloons containing bibles towards North Korea
Despite recent inter-Korean tensions, Voice of Martyrs conducts discrete balloon launch adjacent to inter-Korean border
June 25, 2020
Motivations for mass leafleting: What next for inter-Korean tensions?
Pyongyang seems intent at encouraging escalatory responses from Seoul
June 23, 2020
