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Will North Korea break its silence on an end-of-war declaration for New Year’s?

Will North Korea break its silence on an end-of-war declaration for New Year’s?

Year’s end provides a golden opportunity to clarify views on the issue, but experts say Pyongyang remains skeptical

Will North Korea break its silence on an end-of-war declaration for New Year’s?
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung December 27, 2021
Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021

Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021

Kim Jong Un may make New Year’s speech at party plenum this week to announce major policy decisions

Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 27, 2021
Moon Jae-in pardons predecessor Park Geun-hye and pro-North Korea lawmaker

Moon Jae-in pardons predecessor Park Geun-hye and pro-North Korea lawmaker

Surprise announcement may impact presidential election, but experts see little effect on inter-Korean relations

Moon Jae-in pardons predecessor Park Geun-hye and pro-North Korea lawmaker
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung December 24, 2021
How North Korea takes advantage of global corruption to evade sanctions

How North Korea takes advantage of global corruption to evade sanctions

Making sanctions work requires strengthening weak anti-corruption rules that the DPRK exploits for illicit activities

How North Korea takes advantage of global corruption to evade sanctions
Aaron Arnold
Aaron Arnold December 24, 2021
Seoul says it has ‘100% perfectly’ detected North Korean ballistic missiles

Seoul says it has ‘100% perfectly’ detected North Korean ballistic missiles

ROK ministries claim Moon administration’s DPRK policies have been a success, vow to resume inter-Korean detente

Seoul says it has ‘100% perfectly’ detected North Korean ballistic missiles
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 23, 2021
North Korea’s newest attempt at Twitter, YouTube relies on same old propaganda

North Korea’s newest attempt at Twitter, YouTube relies on same old propaganda

Social media operation by Pyongyang-based company presses on with same media style despite account suspensions

North Korea’s newest attempt at Twitter, YouTube relies on same old propaganda
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 23, 2021
Don’t believe the hype: An end-of-war declaration won’t change a thing
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Don’t believe the hype: An end-of-war declaration won’t change a thing

Multiple inter-Korean agreements since the 1990s have promised breakthroughs but failed to deliver

Don’t believe the hype: An end-of-war declaration won’t change a thing
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 23, 2021
Chinese ambassador to North Korea set to leave Pyongyang: State media

Chinese ambassador to North Korea set to leave Pyongyang: State media

Li Jinjun's replacement in question due to Pyongyang's strict COVID-19 border policies

Chinese ambassador to North Korea set to leave Pyongyang: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 23, 2021
With no ambassador yet, US signals South Korea at bottom of Biden’s to-do list
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With no ambassador yet, US signals South Korea at bottom of Biden’s to-do list

US won’t have ambassador for months, frustrating Moon Jae-in as he strives for breakthrough with North Korea

With no ambassador yet, US signals South Korea at bottom of Biden’s to-do list
James Fretwell
James Fretwell December 22, 2021
How history can help predict the next 10 years of Kim Jong Un’s rule

How history can help predict the next 10 years of Kim Jong Un’s rule

Predecessors Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il’s first decades in power suggest surprises in the years to come

How history can help predict the next 10 years of Kim Jong Un’s rule
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 21, 2021