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January 13, 2025

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Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes

Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes

In a New Year’s press conference, President Moon Jae-in says Kim Jong Un is willing to continue denuclearization talks

Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 18, 2021
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
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Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress

The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans

Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 15, 2021
A newly-declassified document underscores Trump’s North Korea failures
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A newly-declassified document underscores Trump’s North Korea failures

The U.S. wanted to convince North Korea that it doesn’t need nukes, but Kim is far from persuaded

A newly-declassified document underscores Trump’s North Korea failures
James Fretwell
James Fretwell January 15, 2021
Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime 
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Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime 

A new report suggests that two North Korean artists are using a front company to make the DPRK dollars

Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime 
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 15, 2021
It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.

It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.

North Korea pursued economic reform for the last 10 years, but decisions at the Party Congress will undo that progress

It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 15, 2021
Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ appointee adds to a wave of focus on North Korea and China

Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ appointee adds to a wave of focus on North Korea and China

Kurt Campbell’s next pivot to Asia strategy involves the U.S. bringing its allies together to pressure North Korea

Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ appointee adds to a wave of focus on North Korea and China
David Volodzko
David Volodzko January 14, 2021
North Korean parade likely kicks off in Pyongyang, formation aircraft spotted

North Korean parade likely kicks off in Pyongyang, formation aircraft spotted

Military aircraft spotted releasing fireworks in formation above Pyongyang city

North Korean parade likely kicks off in Pyongyang, formation aircraft spotted
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 14, 2021
Party Congress: What Biden should expect from North Korea going forward
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Party Congress: What Biden should expect from North Korea going forward

Kim has set North Korea’s course, and the new U.S. president should keep any expectations for diplomacy flexible and low

Party Congress: What Biden should expect from North Korea going forward
Markus V. Garlauskas
Markus V. Garlauskas January 14, 2021
‘Top-class idiots’: Why a demoted Kim Yo Jong still has the power to slam Seoul

‘Top-class idiots’: Why a demoted Kim Yo Jong still has the power to slam Seoul

One day, Kim Yo Jong is demoted. The next, she’s speaking for all of the DPRK as the state’s foreign policy mouthpiece.

‘Top-class idiots’: Why a demoted Kim Yo Jong still has the power to slam Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 14, 2021
US Ambassador to South Korea announces the end of his controversial tenure

US Ambassador to South Korea announces the end of his controversial tenure

After two and a half years, Harry Harris will serve his final day as ambassador on Jan. 20

US Ambassador to South Korea announces the end of his controversial tenure
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 13, 2021