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Getting to ‘maximum pressure’: some difficulties ahead?
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Getting to ‘maximum pressure’: some difficulties ahead?

Without a breakthrough at the UNSC, the USA may find it difficult to substantially increase economic pressure on the DPRK

Getting to ‘maximum pressure’: some difficulties ahead?
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb May 31, 2017
North Korean iron exports to China remained high in April
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North Korean iron exports to China remained high in April

Though other sanctioned minerals all fall to zero for the first time

North Korean iron exports to China remained high in April
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 29, 2017
Despite reported price hike, North Korean imports of gasoline, diesel normal in April
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Despite reported price hike, North Korean imports of gasoline, diesel normal in April

Although diesel imports did fall, trade was in line with the DPRK's normal import practices

Despite reported price hike, North Korean imports of gasoline, diesel normal in April
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 26, 2017
How the U.S. can develop a sustainable and successful policy on North Korea

How the U.S. can develop a sustainable and successful policy on North Korea

In order to solve the North Korea problem, the U.S. must redefine its goals

How the U.S. can develop a sustainable and successful policy on North Korea
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy May 24, 2017
Why Trump making North Korea his “first priority” isn’t a good thing

Why Trump making North Korea his “first priority” isn’t a good thing

Trump's obsession with the DPRK will only deepen the humiliation when his efforts inevitably fail

Why Trump making North Korea his “first priority” isn’t a good thing
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 24, 2017
Moon Jae-in and North Korea: Some advice from former ministers

Moon Jae-in and North Korea: Some advice from former ministers

Ex-Ministers of Defense, Unification, and Foreign Affairs offer some thoughts for the new government

Moon Jae-in and North Korea: Some advice from former ministers
NK News
NK News May 23, 2017
Will China really crack down on North Korea?

Will China really crack down on North Korea?

Two leading Japanese experts divided on whether Beijing means what it says

Will China really crack down on North Korea?
Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi May 22, 2017
Out of Steppe: North Korea’s crumbling former embassy in Tashkent

Out of Steppe: North Korea’s crumbling former embassy in Tashkent

A trip to the former DPRK embassy in Uzbekistan reflects N. Korea's estrangement from former allies

Out of Steppe: North Korea’s crumbling former embassy in Tashkent
NK News
NK News May 18, 2017
Four months in, is Trump’s North Korea strategy working?

Four months in, is Trump’s North Korea strategy working?

Jonathan D. Pollack discusses missile tests, China, and why we're all "Trumpologists" now

Four months in, is Trump’s North Korea strategy working?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 17, 2017
A trip to Hunchun: North Korean workers and trade in China’s borderlands

A trip to Hunchun: North Korean workers and trade in China’s borderlands

A thriving border city serves as a revealing hub for PRC-DPRK economic cooperation

A trip to Hunchun: North Korean workers and trade in China’s borderlands
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart May 17, 2017