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North Korea’s economic reforms were a wild success. Just ask defectors.
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North Korea’s economic reforms were a wild success. Just ask defectors.

Regime’s aborted experiment with marketization increased food consumption, counter to pessimistic economic assessments

North Korea’s economic reforms were a wild success. Just ask defectors.
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 4, 2023
Timeline: From North Korea’s party plenum to sending drones into South Korea
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Timeline: From North Korea’s party plenum to sending drones into South Korea

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from December 1 - December 31

Timeline: From North Korea’s party plenum to sending drones into South Korea
NK Pro
NK Pro January 3, 2023
North Korea in December 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in December 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from December 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022

North Korea in December 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
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NK Pro January 3, 2023
Seoul approves over $4M in private humanitarian aid to North Korea in 2022

Seoul approves over $4M in private humanitarian aid to North Korea in 2022

South Korea says it approved 12th shipment in December, though DPRK has rejected most assistance during pandemic

Seoul approves over $4M in private humanitarian aid to North Korea in 2022
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 3, 2023
Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?

Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?

DPRK has not held mass games in two years, replacing card-flipping kids with video projections at New Year’s Eve concert

Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 2, 2023
Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome
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Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome

Kim Jong Un’s confrontational stance toward Seoul raises risk of limited inter-Korean conflict in year ahead

Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 1, 2023
Unfinished business: Overlooked developments of North Korea’s busy missile year

Unfinished business: Overlooked developments of North Korea’s busy missile year

DPRK has yet to test an array of desired capabilities, while the succession question remains publicly unresolved

Unfinished business: Overlooked developments of North Korea’s busy missile year
James Fretwell
James Fretwell December 30, 2022
Kim Jong Un’s biggest accomplishments of 2022, according to state propaganda

Kim Jong Un’s biggest accomplishments of 2022, according to state propaganda

Main newspaper lauds missiles, COVID ‘victory’ and construction while glossing over food shortages and other problems

Kim Jong Un’s biggest accomplishments of 2022, according to state propaganda
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 30, 2022
40+ launches, 174K ethereum, 168* COVID cases: North Korea’s 2022 by the numbers
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40+ launches, 174K ethereum, 168* COVID cases: North Korea’s 2022 by the numbers

Data tells story of a record year of DPRK missile tests and crypto theft, as the virus finally breached border controls

40+ launches, 174K ethereum, 168* COVID cases: North Korea’s 2022 by the numbers
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell December 30, 2022
State media review: North Korea slams Seoul’s economic policies as pro-US
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State media review: North Korea slams Seoul’s economic policies as pro-US

An in-depth analysis of criticism of Yoon, praise of nuclear missiles, admonitions to study hard and more

State media review: North Korea slams Seoul’s economic policies as pro-US
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung December 29, 2022