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What Maduro’s disputed election win means for North Korea-Venezuela ties

What Maduro’s disputed election win means for North Korea-Venezuela ties

While DPRK has yet to comment on election, past suggests it will be in strongman’s corner as he digs in to confront US

What Maduro’s disputed election win means for North Korea-Venezuela ties
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal August 2, 2024
How ties with Algeria pitted North Korea against Iran, and shape policy today
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How ties with Algeria pitted North Korea against Iran, and shape policy today

Algiers’ clout compelled Pyongyang to adapt to its preferences, but DPRK still sees value in keeping toehold in country

How ties with Algeria pitted North Korea against Iran, and shape policy today
Balazs Szalontai
Balazs Szalontai July 29, 2024
How rigidly socialist North Korea embraced capitalism, on its own eclectic terms
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How rigidly socialist North Korea embraced capitalism, on its own eclectic terms

The DPRK turned to foreign trade companies to earn cash when state agencies failed, sometimes through outlandish schemes

How rigidly socialist North Korea embraced capitalism, on its own eclectic terms
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov July 26, 2024
State media review: North Korea salutes its ‘victory’ in Korean War to bash US
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State media review: North Korea salutes its ‘victory’ in Korean War to bash US

An in-depth analysis of Victory Day propaganda, tourism policies, letters to foreign friends and a camp for Russian kids

State media review: North Korea salutes its ‘victory’ in Korean War to bash US
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung July 26, 2024
Book review: A ‘dimwitted’ Japanese diplomat’s diary of life in North Korea

Book review: A ‘dimwitted’ Japanese diplomat’s diary of life in North Korea

Sugiyama Takeshi offers rare look at project to build light water reactors in DPRK, but few insights into why it failed

Book review: A ‘dimwitted’ Japanese diplomat’s diary of life in North Korea
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado July 22, 2024
Timeline: From ROK loudspeaker broadcasts to Putin’s state visit to North Korea
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Timeline: From ROK loudspeaker broadcasts to Putin’s state visit to North Korea

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from June 1 to June 30, 2024

Timeline: From ROK loudspeaker broadcasts to Putin’s state visit to North Korea
NK Pro
NK Pro July 3, 2024
Why North Korea overhauled its foreign policy focus from small fry to big fish

Why North Korea overhauled its foreign policy focus from small fry to big fish

DPRK once cultivated ties with smaller nations but has now set its sights on more powerful players, and Russia above all

Why North Korea overhauled its foreign policy focus from small fry to big fish
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 28, 2024
The forgotten teenage guerillas who infiltrated North Korea during Korean War

The forgotten teenage guerillas who infiltrated North Korea during Korean War

8240 Unit members hailed from DPRK and operated deep behind enemy lines, playing key role only now being recognized

The forgotten teenage guerillas who infiltrated North Korea during Korean War
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park June 28, 2024
Contested waters: Why the two Koreas still can’t agree on their maritime border
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Contested waters: Why the two Koreas still can’t agree on their maritime border

North Korea has disputed Northern Limit Line since 70s, and its ambiguous legal status could increase conflict risks

Contested waters: Why the two Koreas still can’t agree on their maritime border
Peter Ward
Peter Ward June 28, 2024
Sonic war: How propaganda loudspeakers have amplified inter-Korean strife

Sonic war: How propaganda loudspeakers have amplified inter-Korean strife

North and South Korea once traded artillery fire over loudspeakers, but they have also found ways to deescalate in past

Sonic war: How propaganda loudspeakers have amplified inter-Korean strife
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal June 11, 2024
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