JoongAng Daily Opinion

January 19, 2025

01Why guidance systems are the Achilles’ heel of North Korea’s missile arsenal
02Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push
03How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law
04Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest
05Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold
06North Korea pushes to perfect hypersonic tech with first missile launch of 2025
07What Kim Jong Un’s candid admission of failure says about his economic approach
08Plenum leadership reshuffles preview Kim Jong Un’s priorities for new year

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