North Korea in February 2019: a month in review and what's ahead



Analysis North Korea in February 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead An analytic look at the main developments of the February 1-February 28 period Chloe Joo \| Hamish Macdonald March 5, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun NK Pro has conducted an in-depth analytic review of news on the peninsula for the period between February 1-February 28. In addition to an Executive Summary providing top-line findings, the following review includes detailed analysis on a wide range of other specialist focus areas. Furthermore, it also includes a look ahead at the five events most likely to create news in March. Please send any feedback about this feature to [email protected] Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump meet for dinner on February 27 \| Picture: White House EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOREIGN RELATIONS: THE SUMMIT DOMINATES[/p Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 09New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 10How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins

Analysis

North Korea in February 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead

An analytic look at the main developments of the February 1-February 28 period

Chloe Joo | Hamish Macdonald March 5, 2019

North Korea in February 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead

Rodong Sinmun

NK Pro has conducted an in-depth analytic review of news on the peninsula for the period between February 1-February 28.

In addition to an Executive Summary providing top-line findings, the following review includes detailed analysis on a wide range of other specialist focus areas.

Furthermore, it also includes a look ahead at the five events most likely to create news in March.

Please send any feedback about this feature to [email protected]

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump meet for dinner on February 27 | Picture: White House EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

FOREIGN RELATIONS: THE SUMMIT DOMINATES[/p

01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
09New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
10How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins

North Korea in February 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead

LATEST ANALYSIS

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Chloe Joo

Hamish Macdonald